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Medicare evaluated the readmission rates of the nation's hospitals in determining the third year of penalties in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. This table lists the average impact on hospitals in each state.
The methodology behind KHN's analysis of the third year of the Medicare penalty program.
Those who held onto plans that didn't comply with the health law may have to choose new ones for 2015, and they could cost more.
Three hospitals react to KHN's story on proton therapy with the statements.
A proton beam therapy center in Indiana is closing, and insurers are reluctant to cover the expensive treatment for common cancers. But plans for three new proton therapy centers for the D.C. area are still moving forward.
Consumers can look up their doctors and see if they were paid in any way by the health industry.
Jeffrey Brenner, a 2013 MacArthur Fellow and executive director of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers, is betting that coordinated care for "super utilizer" patients will reduce health costs.
Kaiser Health News consumer columnist gives readers some basic information to help them weigh their Medicare options.
A quarter of the nation's hospitals are exempt from penalties, quality bonuses and other payment reforms.
They were among 21 states required by Obamacare to broaden eligibility for school-age children.
Fabrizio Mancinelli is among thousands of people in California facing a Sept. 30 deadline to prove they are in the country legally, as required to receive coverage through insurance exchanges.
Once deemed 'uninsurable,' a businesswoman suffering from a chronic condition now has coverage -- and it's not tied to a job or a boyfriend.
The regulation, slated to take effect Oct. 6, is a response to the widespread misuse of these prescription medicines.
Some insurance pros say the administration intended such coverage to meet Obamacare's "minimum value" standard. Others disagree, and the government stays silent.
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