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KHN also lists the six home health agencies that received Medicare's lowest rating of one star and the 195 agencies rated one and a half stars. These ratings, released July 2015, are based on performance from fall 2013 through last year.
After Supreme Court’s ruling, the HHS secretary says the administration faces challenges to enroll more people in marketplace plans and expand Medicaid.
Coverage for labor and delivery for young women who are on their parents’ health plan is not guaranteed under key health laws.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on healthcare subsidies soon. As the country awaits the decision, NewsHour interviewed people who would be personally affected by the ruling, and Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers their concerns.
No tax credit means no health insurance at all for tens of thousands of Georgians.
A rare bipartisan effort will scrap the troubled physician payment formula and transition to a system focused on new quality measures.
Federal officials release data showing prescription histories of hundreds of thousands of doctors and identifying the most common and costly drugs.
The problem, which is often preventable, is estimated to cost more than $143 billion annually and disproportionately affects people older than 65. It is often misdiagnosed as dementia.
Dr. Robert Wachter says medicine’s move to a computer age can improve care but patients still face serious challenges in adapting to the new technology and the prospect of overcoming a fragmented health system.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to respond, react and comment on our stories.
Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case challenging some of the health law's insurance subsidies, but not before considering whether the plaintiffs had standing in the case. KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner discuss surprises from the hearing.
Groups urge women to tell their own abortion stories to helps change the public view of abortion.
KHN’s consumer columnist answers a reader’s question about whether coverage from the health law’s online exchanges is compatible with Medicare and another question on Medicare drug coverage options when seniors move.
Though not a part of the health law’s open enrollment period, Medicare’s enrollment period runs during some of the same time period. Changes to Medicare advantage and the so-called Medicare prescription drug “doughnut hole” are taking center stage.
A consumer reporter shares what she learned when getting ready to join the federal health plan for seniors.
Surging contracts related to the Affordable Care Act have helped make the Department of Health and Human Services a fount of revenue for private business.
But the fund that pays disability benefits needs help fast.
Kaiser Health News' consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers these questions.
Among the most significant difference is that patient with their own insurance don't face the same danger of losing nursing home coverage.
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