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Newt Gingrich's relationship with the health policy community, which has been a critical component of his climb back to political prominence, appears to have been more rebranding than reinvention.
The outlook for the federal health insurance program that, as of last year, covered 47.5 million elderly and disabled Americans is a dramatic shift from last summer.
The military is trying to figure out ways to slow down the rapidly rising cost of care and the Obama administration's 2012 budget calls for the first changes since 1996.
Michelle Andrews, author of KHN's "Insuring Your Health" weekly feature, talks with Jackie Judd about how various types of insurance plans do
In a major speech today at the University of Michigan Medical School, Mitt Romney defended the health reform law he signed while governor of Massachusetts. And, he used a PowerPoint presentation to lay out a very different vision for what he would do if he becomes president, which includes reliance on more market-based competition among insurers and health care providers.
In a major speech today at the University of Michigan Medical School, Mitt Romney defended the health reform law he signed while governor of Massachusetts. And, he used a PowerPoint presentation to lay out a very different vision for what he would do if he becomes president, which includes reliance on more market-based competition among insurers and health care providers.
Michelle Andrews, author of KHN's "Insuring Your Health" weekly feature, talks with Jackie Judd about how various types of insurance plans do
In this video, KHN reporter Jenny Gold interviews Dr. Herbert Smitherman about the Voices of Detroit Initiative that tracked 33,000 uninsured people and helped get more than half of them into coordinated care systems.
Dr. Herbert Smitherman talks about the Voices of Detroit Initiative that tracked 33,000 uninsured people and helped get more than half of them into coordinated care systems.
Dr. Herbert Smitherman talks about the Voices of Detroit Initiative that tracked 33,000 uninsured people and helped get more than half of them into coordinated care systems.
Located in one of the nation's most medically underserved areas, St. John's Well Child and Family Center is bracing for GOP-backed Medicaid cuts that the facility's director says would be disastrous.
In a brief exchange, Sen. Rand Paul accuses Sen. Bernie Sanders of trying to put physicians into slavery by asserting that health care is a "right" for all.
About 14 percent of elderly nursing homes residents receives a so-called atypical antipsychotic medicine despite an increased risk of death when the medicines are used to manage dementia in older people.
The Golden State was the first to create a health care exchange under federal law. But setting up the online marketplace will take time -- and money that the cash-strapped state might not have.
A new analysis of the effect of the House-passed budget finds that states would lose anywhere from 26 to 44 percent of federal Medicaid funds compared to current law.
Two cases challenging the constitutionality of health care reform were heard today by a three-judge appeals panel. In both cases, the key issue is whether Americans can be required to obtain health insurance, as the 14-month old law mandates. Ariane de Vogue, a reporter for ABC News, talks with Jackie Judd about today's arguments in Richmond.
Businesses and individuals looking for convenience are contracting with services that will provide same-day medical appointments at home or office.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is considering whether to endorse legislation that would remove broker and agent commissions from the medical loss ratio. The final decision will have far-reaching implications for the reliability of the MLR as a measure of a health plan's value.
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