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Dr. Donald Berwick, the president's nominee to head the Centers for Medicare and Mediciad Services (CMS), talked with KFF Health News in November 2009 about how front-line health workers could reduce hospital deaths.
This year's crop of college graduates may have trouble finding a job, given the state of the economy. But some of them will have a much easier time keeping health insurance while they look.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing this week to discuss how to protect consumers from unreasonable health insurance premium increases.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing this week to discuss how to protect consumers from unreasonable health insurance premium increases.
In Kansas, cuts to Medicaid in-home services for the elderly produce quick consequences for some people who have had to move out of their apartments and into nursing homes.
State officials leading the nullification campaign talk a lot about what their citizens stand to lose as the Affordable Care Act takes effect. But the real loss will be if, somehow, the opposite were to happen--and the people living in those states were left dealing with the same dysfunctional health care system that exists today.
Medicaid patients in traditional fee-for-service care get some services at two to three times the frequency of those who are in managed care, a preliminary state report suggests. What it doesn't say: Is that good or bad?
The White House released a copy of the memo sent by President Barack Obama to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on hospital visitors' rights, including those for same-sex partners of patients.
Hospitals that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding will be required to comply with the order.
Colorado Democrat Rep. Betsy Markey opposed health reform legislation in the House, but later was a critical vote for the final bill. Now, she is working to defuse criticism before the November elections.
Folks who say, "When I get that sick, unplug me, don't let me suffer" have never learned how the end of life can be done better.
Many states have "last resort" health insurance programs, but they cover few people.
The CLASS Act, part of the health care overhaul, will provide about $75 a day to people who sign up for the long-term care insurance policy. Advocates say it could help people stay in their homes. But critics raise concerns about the financial viability of the program.
A new congressional staff report is quieting the dispute regarding the losses that large corporations were anticipating as a result of the new health law. Rep. Henry Waxman, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, cancelled a planned hearing for next week.
Health care coverage differs among Americans, and many details of the health care reform bill are still unclear. To help clear up the confusion, The Fiscal Times recruited six volunteers representing different incomes, geographic areas, ages and lifestyles to look at how the bill will affect a variety of people.
People recently laid off are waiting - once again - to hear if they will be eligible for subsidies to stay on their employer's health insurance.
The new health reform law will extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, but also has an effect on almost every citizen. Here's how the law might affect you.
Expert on aging Jim Firman, president of the National Council on Aging, says a program established by the new health law may help meet seniors' needs and keep them in their homes.
Physicians face a 21 percent cut in their Medicare payments unless the Senate approves legislation this week to stop the scheduled reduction. Meanwhile, education efforts about elements of the health care overhaul package are continuing, with the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies and outside groups working to give the public more specifics about the measure.
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