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Obama Plan To Cut Pediatric Training Draws Protests
Administration's budget proposal would end a 12-year program that funds residencies at children's hospitals.
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Opinion Column
A Health Policy Reality Check (Guest Opinion)
We occupy a strange time in U.S. health policy. Over the past two years, assumptions and beliefs that bridged the liberal-conservative health policy divide have been blown apart.
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Opinion Column
On Political Expediency and Health Care Reform (Guest Opinion)
Once upon a time, President Barack Obama and many others who championed his health care plan actually professed faith in the power of a functioning health care marketplace. That now seems like a distant memory.
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Poll: Americans Support Birth Control Coverage
When it comes to private health insurance, 77 percent of people said it should cover all or some of the cost of oral contraceptives.
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Consumers May Be Unaware Of Their Right To A Review Of Health Plan Decisions
Millions of Americans gained the right under the federal health law to appeal insurance denials to an independent arbiter but many may not know they have that option.
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Some Programs OK’d By Health Law Lacking Funding
Some provisions in the new health law may never get off the ground due to lack of appropriations.
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Blue Shield Of California Sets Profit Cap Other Insurers May Not Imitate
Blue Shield of California's decision to cap profits at 2 percent was widely applauded, but other health insurers aren't likely to follow suit.
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Opinion Column
Another Day In Court For The Individual Mandate (Guest Opinion)
Could the health law be overturned on the basis of the requirement that nearly everyone obtain health insurance? Sure. But it would be one more sign that the courts are establishing new limits on federal power, rather than recognizing existing ones. That is not something conservative judges, in particular, say they like to do.
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‘Cautious,’ ‘Even-Handed’ Hearing For Health Law In Atlanta Appeals Court
Alyson M. Palmer, a legal reporter in Atlanta, talks with KHN's Bara Vaida about today's arguments.
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Berwick: “I’ve Got The Back” Of Medicare Beneficiaries – The KHN Interview
Embattled CMS administrator says partnering with providers will improve care and reduce costs.
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Berwick: “I’ve Got The Back” Of Medicare Beneficiaries (Video)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick discusses the GOP proposals for controlling the costs of Medicare and "the way out of this Medicaid dilemma."
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Soaring Health Costs Pinned On Medical Devices
The latest devices
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Night Doc (Video)
Dr. Terance Millan discusses his role as a nocturnist at North Florida Regional Medical Center.
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Hospitals Turning To Nocturnists
These physicians, who treat patients outside the emergency room, are seeking to reverse the "weekend effect," or higher rates of death and complications.
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Protecting Yourself During The Night And Weekend
Experts offer some tips for patients and their families to help prevent problems in the hospital.
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It’s Not A Dream: An Insurer Who Lowers Rates
Health law's requirements on how much insurers must spend on medical care is leading to some refunds and reductions in consumer costs.
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Opinion Column
Ryan’s Unintended Consequences (Guest Opinion)
There is one good thing about Ryan's plan, and it has been completely overlooked. Offering beneficiaries the same voucher, no matter where they live, would expose the egregious amount of money Medicare wastes in many parts of the country.
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States Turn To Foundations To Help Pay Costs of Health Overhaul
Tight budgets are driving more than a dozen states to ask foundations for financial help with setting up exchanges and taking other actions required under the federal health law.
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Thirty Years Of AIDS (Guest Opinion)
Thirty years ago, the first five cases of what is now known as the acquired immune deficiency syndrome were reported in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The amount of knowledge gained since then has been extraordinary.