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Tax Day Is Zero Hour For Health Insurance, Too

By Julie Rovner April 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

People who don’t have insurance coverage or get federal assistance to pay their insurance premiums need to take a little extra care when completing their tax forms.

Drugmaker Kaleo Raises Price Of Lifesaving Drug By Thousands

February 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali Luthra discusses the controversy surrounding Kaleo, a company that makes a life-saving auto-injector for opioid drug overdoses on Weekend Edition.

Drugmakers Dramatically Boosted Lobbying Spending In Trump’s First Quarter

By Sydney Lupkin April 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With high drug prices creating widespread controversy, top pharmaceutical companies and their trade group vastly increased their lobbying spending on Capitol Hill.

Companies Behind Health Savings Accounts Could Bank On Big Profits Under GOP Plan

By Chad Terhune and Julie Appleby March 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

With Republicans in control of Congress and the White House, HSAs — a longtime favorite of conservatives — are likely to get a boost.

By Law, Hospitals Now Must Tell Medicare Patients When Care Is ‘Observation’ Only

By Susan Jaffe March 13, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Not being officially admitted — a status known as observation care — can have financial consequences for beneficiaries, and patients had often complained they were not informed.

Widespread Hype Gives False Hope To Many Cancer Patients

By Liz Szabo April 27, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Doctors and drug developers have a stake in making cancer treatments seem better than they really are.

Big, Expensive Battle Brewing Between Pharma, Hospitals Over Drug Discount Program

November 10, 2017 Morning Briefing

The 340B program requires drugmakers to offer discounts of up to 50 percent on medicines sold to safety net hospitals and health centers that serve low-income populations. The Trump administration wants to slash reimbursement payments to providers. Meanwhile, Vermont is investigating if pharmaceutical companies have violated state law by giving gifts or payments to providers.

Storm-Struck Puerto Rico May Get Another $1B In Medicaid Funding

October 4, 2017 Morning Briefing

The House Energy and Commerce Committee tucked the request into the bill to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

Alexander-Murray Bill Would Reduce Deficit By Nearly $4B, Have Little Effect On Number Of Insured

October 26, 2017 Morning Briefing

The projections from the Congressional Budget Office bolster the bill’s chances, said authors Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.). But President Donald Trump has sent mixed messages about the legislation, and Republican leaders are waiting to move on the measure until the president says he favors it. Meanwhile, House Speaker Paul Ryan said that health care is something that should be looked at next year, instead of in the remaining months of this one.

Marketplace Enrollment Still Important Despite Plans For Health Law Repeal

By Michelle Andrews December 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Republicans’ plans to overhaul the federal health law are not expected to take effect immediately, so consumers can still sign up for 2017 coverage.

Dentists Work To Ease Patients’ Pain With Fewer Opioids

By Elana Gordon, WHYY March 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Dentistry is at a crossroads and many in the field are reassessing their narcotics prescribing habits.

Texas Braces For Medicaid Cuts Under GOP Health Plan

By Ashley Lopez, KUT March 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Texans on both sides of the political spectrum say the Lone Star State is not going to fare well under GOP plans to replace the Affordable Care Act.

Leading the Way? Northern California Cities To Embark On Soda Tax Spending

By Ana B. Ibarra December 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Health advocates are expecting millions in new tax money for health education programs aimed at preventing obesity, diabetes and tooth decay. Other cities around the country are mulling similar measures.

Pre-Obamacare, Preexisting Conditions Long Vexed States And Insurers

By Elana Gordon, WHYY April 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Before the federal health law guarantee that consumers cannot be turned down because of their medical history, it was difficult to balance insurers’ needs to make a profit and individuals’ needs for coverage.

California Lawmakers Aim To Pay Dentists More To Treat Poor Patients

By Ana B. Ibarra December 15, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Legislation would raise payments for Denti-Cal providers, using revenue from the state tobacco tax recently passed by California voters.

Louisiana Proposes Tapping A Federal Law To Slash Hepatitis C Drug Prices

By Sarah Jane Tribble May 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Several public health officials endorse using a federal law to slash hepatitis C drug prices in Louisiana and avoid drug bills that could cripple the state budget.

Bipartisan Bill Seeks To Overturn New Cuts In Some Medicare Drug Payments

November 17, 2017 Morning Briefing

The congressional effort is aimed at a rule recently issued by the Trump administration that reduces federal reimbursement for medicines purchased under the federal 340B Drug Discount Program. That program helps boost revenues for hospitals that primarily serve low-income patients. Also in Medicare news, federal officials seek suggestions about lowering drug prices and set some new rules on the Part D drug program. The government also reports that improper payments have fallen.

Despite Recent $2.1B Boost, VA Choice Program May Need More Funding By December

September 28, 2017 Morning Briefing

But the House Veterans Affairs Committee was already anticipating that the emergency funding approved in August may not last the full six months.

With $3.75B Deal, Centene Helps Solidify Its Status As A Giant In Medicaid Market

September 13, 2017 Morning Briefing

The company announces it is acquiring Fidelis Care, which will give Centene more than 1.6 million members in New York.

In Deep-Blue State, Millions in Reddish Heartland Are Counting On Medicaid

By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco March 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The prospect of cutbacks has led to agitation and activism in California’s largely agricultural Central Valley, with relatively high poverty rates and a significant number of Trump voters.

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