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Hospitals Struggle To Beat Back Serious Infections

By Jordan Rau October 22, 2014 KFF Health News Original

KHN reporter Jordan Rau spoke on NPR about data that say about 75,000 patients per year die from infections they got in the hospital. Nearly 700 hospitals around the U.S. have higher than expected infection rates.

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Letters To The Editor: Chronic Care Transitions, Proton Therapy, California’s Caregivers

January 28, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to respond, react and comment on our stories.

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Overtreatment For Breast Cancer Costs $4B Annually, Study Finds

April 7, 2015 Morning Briefing

The research, published in the journal Health Affairs, examines the costs associated with mammograms that generate false alarms and treatment of tumors unlikely to cause problems.

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Administration Says Hospitals Will Save $5.7B From Unpaid Bills Due To Health Law

By Mary Agnes Carey September 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

About three-quarters of the savings will go to hospitals in states that expanded Medicaid.

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The Latest In Public Health Funding: Tapping Investors

By Anna Gorman October 23, 2014 KFF Health News Original

An asthma prevention program in California hopes to offer returns based on savings from reduced hospital visits.

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Many Medicare Outpatients Pay More At Rural Hospitals, Federal Report Says

By Jordan Rau October 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

An investigation by the HHS inspector general says beneficiaries getting the treatments at “critical access” hospitals pay between two and six times more than those at other hospitals.

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What To Know About Medicare’s Enrollment Period

By Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Rovner November 13, 2014 KFF Health News Original

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.

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Improve Oversight Of Hospital Discount Drug Program, Watchdogs Say

March 25, 2015 Morning Briefing

As participation in the federal 340B drug discount program has quickly expanded, officials told lawmakers at a House hearing that new legislation may be necessary to make sure that benefits go to eligible providers and patients.

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Turning 65? 9 Tips For Signing Up For Medicare

By Caroline Mayer October 7, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A consumer reporter shares what she learned when getting ready to join the federal health plan for seniors.

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Report: US Pays $125B To Ineligible Recipients

March 6, 2015 Morning Briefing

The Government Accountability Office said the federal government lost ground last year in reducing improper payments from programs such as Medicare, Medicaid and tax credits for the working poor. Meanwhile, a group advising Congress pushes for changes to policies on short hospital stays.

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North Carolina’s $10B Medicaid Challenge: Pay For Other States Or Take Federal Money?

By Ann Doss Helms and Tony Pugh, Charlotte Observer September 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

State taxpayers could spend more than $10 billion by 2022 to provide medical coverage for low-income residents of other states while getting nothing in return.

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Readmissions Penalties By State: Year 3

October 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Medicare evaluated the readmission rates of the nation’s hospitals in determining the third year of penalties in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program. This table lists the average impact on hospitals in each state.

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State Highlights: CDC Official Says Ind. HIV Outbreak Could Be ‘A Model Response’; Minn. House GOP Advances $1B In Cuts To Health And Human Services Spending

April 29, 2015 Morning Briefing

News outlets cover health care issues in Indiana, Minnesota, California, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Massachusetts, Arizona and Texas.

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State Highlights: State Medicaid Fraud Units Net More Than $2B

March 2, 2015 Morning Briefing

A selection of health policy stories from Connecticut, Georgia, California, Maryland, Texas, Idaho, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Wisconsin, Kansas and Washington.

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More Scrutiny Coming For Medicare Advantage, Obamacare

By Fred Schulte, The Center For Public Integrity November 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials are planning a wide range of audits into billing and government spending on managed health care in the new fiscal year, ranging from private Medicare Advantage groups that treat millions of elderly to health plans rapidly expanding under the Affordable Care Act.

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Rite Aid Spends $2B To Acquire Pharmacy Benefits Manager

February 12, 2015 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, WellCare earnings report indicates that the severe flu season has taken its toll on profits.

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Drug Discount Program Has Drugmakers Crying Foul

By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting June 23, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals and drug makers are waging a pitched battle over the program — known as 340B — that requires drug manufacturers to give steep discounts to hospitals that treat a large percentage of poor patients.

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Obamacare Creates Boom For Federal Contractors

By Jay Hancock December 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

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.

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Report: Medicaid Expansion Will Bring Kentucky A Seven-Year, $1B Windfall

February 13, 2015 Morning Briefing

The state’s Democratic governor released the report by Deloitte Consulting and the University of Louisville’s Urban Studies Institute, which projects the expansion brings the state a net gain, including 40,000 new jobs through 2021. News outlets from Vermont, Ohio and Texas also track debates related to expansion.

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Good News For Boomers: Medicare’s Hospital Trust Fund Appears Flush Until 2030

By Julie Rovner July 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

But the fund that pays disability benefits needs help fast.

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