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‘$1B Here We Come’: Congressional Memos Expose Shkreli’s Emails About Price Hikes

February 3, 2016 Morning Briefing

Ahead of Thursday’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on drug costs, congressional Democrats release documents from former Turing CEO Martin Shkreli and others that reveal how the company planned to maximize profits and control public perception.

Oscar Wants To ‘Revolutionize’ Health Care. But Will It Even Survive Covered California?

By Dan Diamond, California Healthline August 10, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Covered California made it official last week: After two years in the wilderness, UnitedHealthcare will return to the state’s individual insurance market and begin selling health plans on California’s exchange later this year. Not much can overshadow news about the nation’s largest insurer — except maybe a story about one of the smallest. Hi, Oscar. […]

Controversies Made Preventive Services Panel Stronger, Says Retired Leader

By Michelle Andrews June 23, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Michael LeFevre, who has stepped down as chairman of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force after 10 years, describes how the health law changed the group’s work and the need to improve communication about it.

Implementation Of Obamacare Remains A Work In Progress

July 6, 2015 KFF Health News Original

With the Supreme Court decision, it appears the Affordable Care Act will stand, but that doesn’t mean the law’s troubles are over. NPR’s Renee Montagne talks to KHN’s Julie Rovner.

Half Of Nation’s Hospitals Fail Again To Escape Medicare’s Readmission Penalties

By Jordan Rau August 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The fines, in their fourth year, are assessed on hospitals that have patients frequently return and will cost nearly 2,600 hospitals $420 million in total.

In Freddie Gray’s Neighborhood, The Best Medical Care Is Close But Elusive

By Jay Hancock February 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Last year’s Baltimore unrest highlighted deep distrust between police and poor African-Americans. Dozens of interviews and little-seen data show a similar gap between that community and the city’s renowned health system.

House Panel Turns Down $1.8B Zika Request, Saying HHS Should Use Left Over Ebola Funds

February 19, 2016 Morning Briefing

The Health and Human Services Department still has about $1.4 billion, but the White House says that money should go toward following through on their efforts to fight Ebola. In other Zika news, the administration is making a push to help Puerto Rico deal with the crisis and the World Bank has calculated the monetary cost of the outbreak.

Shire-Baxalta $32B Merger Would Create Powerhouse Rare-Disease Drugmaker

January 12, 2016 Morning Briefing

Big companies used to steer clear of rare-disease drugs because there aren’t enough patients to make them profitable, but that has changed as the market has sustained high prices. In other pharmaceutical news, drug companies launch a cooperative effort to fight cancer, the Supreme Court lets a ruling on deceptive marketing of an anti-psychotic drug stand, and states look at ways to combat high prices.

Clinton Reveals $20B Plan To Cure Alzheimer’s By 2025

December 23, 2015 Morning Briefing

About 5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s, and by 2050 that number is expected to grow to 15 million, disproportionately affecting women and minorities. By then, if the government’s spending on the disease stays the same, it would cost Americans $1 trillion a year.

Medicare Part B Premiums On The Rise But Could’ve Been Higher For Many

November 16, 2015 Morning Briefing

Health News Florida and USA Today round up the changes beneficiaries will face next year to their Part B premiums and deductibles.

New Preventive Health Services Approved For No-Cost Coverage

By Michelle Andrews June 5, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Two new procedures have been added to the list of what should be covered by insurance without charge to consumers under provisions of the health law.

Ouch! Vaccination Rates for Older Adults Falling Short

By Phil Galewitz September 15, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Americans over 60 are risking illnesses by skipping their shots.

Republicans Spearhead $2B Bump For NIH Funding In Spending Bill

December 17, 2015 Morning Briefing

A letter to GOP leadership, signed by more than 100 Republicans in the House of Representatives last month, advocated for an even higher increase of $3 billion. And public health groups celebrate the boost in funding to medical research programs and agencies.

Heart-Attack Patients More Likely To Die After Ambulances Are Diverted

By Barbara Feder Ostrov August 31, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A study finds patients who suffered heart attacks in California were more likely to die within a year if their ambulances were diverted from the closest emergency room.

Detailing New Medicare Part B Premium Help

November 30, 2015 Morning Briefing

Changes signed into law by President Barack Obama will help shield some 17 million Americans from steep premium hikes. Elsewhere, longer wait times — and administrative appeals — make some with Social Security disability benefits wait.

Too Soon To Deride High Obamacare Rate Hikes

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio June 12, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Prices for plans sold on the health law exchanges won’t be final until the fall, and some of the highest rate increases may be for plans that do not have very many people enrolled in them.

How Much Is That Eye Exam? Study Probes The Elusive Quest For Health Care Prices

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR August 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A study done in Massachusetts highlights the difficulties consumers face in trying to find out how much health care services cost.

In Ohio, New Abortion Clinic Opens, Bucking National Trend

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Ideastream August 31, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Since the Roe v. Wade decision, Ohio has been a trendsetter in passing laws that restrict abortion. That’s why it is especially unusual that in a small Ohio town just south of Cleveland, a new clinic that performs abortions opened its doors.

When Turning 65, Consumers With Marketplace Plans Need To Be Vigilant In Choosing Health Coverage

By Susan Jaffe June 25, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Seniors can opt to stay in their marketplace plans when they become eligible for Medicare, but most lose their access to subsidies and failing to move into Medicare promptly results in premium penalties.

Puerto Rico Fiscal Relief Bill Proposes To Tap $12B Public Health Fund

December 10, 2015 Morning Briefing

The Republican measure would help Puerto Rico avoid a bond default on Jan. 1, but to get to the $3 billion price tag, the bill would use money for research and preventive medicine programs nationwide. The bill summary says the money was as yet “unobligated” and could be “repurposed.”

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