The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news.
12,141 - 12,160 of 15,469 Results
Under the health law, Medicaid will grow to cover every American with a household income below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. A ruling against the expansion -- or the entire law
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Marilyn Werber Serafini talk to Jackie Judd about how each party is positioning itself ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on the health law. Carey says much is at stake while Werber Serafini outlines some of the Republican alternatives to the law.
If the Supreme Court strikes down the health law, 49 million Medicare beneficiaries could lose a variety of benefits that have already kicked in.
A provision in the health law requiring free contraceptive coverage has gotten most of the press, but much more is at stake for women if the Supreme Court strikes down the law.
Catholic Health Association chief Sister Carol Keehan, a key ally of President Obama on the health law, said last week that the organization could not support a compromise on the free birth control provision of the law.
Soaring costs, tight budgets, better technology and industry consolidation ensure health care won't go back to 2009, no matter what the Supreme Court or Congress do.
Some big employers are beefing up their clinic offerings with a host of new services, including physical therapy, dental and vision exams, mental health counseling and even acupuncture and massage.
The volunteers, part of a program called Health Leads, help low-income families connect with social service groups providing food, clothes, housing and other services so that children can overcome some of the obstacles contributing to health problems.
College students and their families will have better health insurance options in the upcoming school year, but costs will be higher.
If the court kills part or all of the health law, Republicans will likely wait until after the elections to roll out detailed proposals.
Under the 2010 health law, the government has invested in a decade's worth of ideas on how to improve patient care and change the ways doctors and hospitals function -- changes could be halted if the Supreme Court throws out all or part of the law.
'What new law?' ask patients attending a free weekend clinic in rural Tennessee. Few people understood that their future benefits are at stake as the Supreme Court weighs the fate of the federal health overhaul law.
© 2026 KFF