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Readmissions Penalties By State: Year Two

August 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This chart lists state averages of readmission rates and the number of hospitals in each state that will be penalized.

FAQ: Seniors On Medicare Don’t Need To Apply To The Health Law Marketplaces

By Mary Agnes Carey September 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The online exchanges that open Oct. 1 are not aimed at Medicare beneficiaries, but the 2010 health law does affect seniors in other ways.

A Guide To The Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare’s Contraception Coverage Requirements

By Kelsey Miller September 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Various legal challenges to the health law’s contraception coverage mandate are continuing to wind their way through the system.

As Missouri Marketplace Opens, Focus Is On Recruiting Young Adults

By Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

They can expect to be bombarded by messages from both proponents and critics of the law.

Study: Consumers Saved $2.1B On Individual Coverage Under Health Law

By Julie Appleby June 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

People who bought their own health insurance last year saved $2.1 billion because of the federal health law, mainly because of a provision that limits how much of their premium can go to insurers’ administration and profits, says a report out today from the Kaiser Family Foundation. (KHN is an editorially independent program of the […]

With A Little Planning, Women Can Get Emergency Contraceptives For Free

By Michelle Andrews June 25, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Like other types of birth control, these medications are required to be covered as a preventive benefit without cost sharing in many health plans. But to do so, women must get a prescription for the soon-to-be over-the-counter pills.

With Time Running Out, Florida Medicaid Expansion Is In Doubt

By Phil Galewitz April 26, 2013 KFF Health News Original

House GOP leaders question whether feds can deliver on $50B promise to cover poor residents.

A Former ‘Young Invincible’ Looks Forward to Health Insurance

By Sarah Varney October 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Brad Stevens, 54, learned the hard way that being uninsured was risky as accidents and illness took a toll. Soon, he’ll qualify for California’s expanded Medicaid program.

Schizophrenia, Suicide And One Family’s Anguish

By Jeff Cohen, WNPR July 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Homer Bell was 54 years old when he committed suicide in April in a very public way — he laid down in front of a bus in his hometown of Hartford, Conn. It was the culmination of three decades of suffering endured by Bell and his family because of his illness, schizophrenia. Harold Schwartz, the […]

Research Roundup: ACA ‘Can Survive’ Low Enrollment; Rural/Urban Differences In O.B. Care; Teaching Residents Cost Consciousness

December 20, 2013 Morning Briefing

Today’s studies and briefs come from the Urban Institute, JAMA Internal Medicine, the California HealthCare Foundation, Medical Care, BMJ, EBRI and Health Affairs.

Medicare Part B Premium Costs Will Hold Steady in 2014

October 29, 2013 Morning Briefing

For the upcoming year, premiums will be $104.90 a month. In 2013, beneficiaries experienced a $5-per-month increase.

Employers To Get An Extra Year To Implement Health Law Requirement On Coverage

By Mary Agnes Carey July 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In announcing the delay, the administration says it will give businesses time to comply and allow the government to consider simpler solutions.

Federal Judge Strikes Down Restrictions On Morning-After Pill

By Scott Hensley, NPR News April 5, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. A federal judge in Brooklyn, N.Y., has ruled that the morning-after pill for emergency contraception must be made available over the counter to girls 16 and under. The ruling could end a more than decade-long battle over how easy or difficult it should be for teenage […]

HHS Seeking $1.5B In Funding To Run Federal Health Insurance Exchanges

By Mary Agnes Carey April 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The administration budget request also includes $2 billion in grants to states for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1.

Five Ways The President’s Budget Would Change Medicare

By Mary Agnes Carey April 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

President Obama’s 2014 budget plan includes a number of money-saving changes to Medicare, some of which have triggered concern from patient and provider groups.

Immigrants Contribute More To Medicare Than They Take Out, Study Finds

By Jordan Rau May 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Immigrant workers are helping buttress Medicare’s finances, say researchers, because they contribute tens of billions of dollars a year more than immigrant retirees use in medical services.

‘Will My Family Be Eligible For Subsidized Coverage?’

By Michelle Andrews June 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health insurance columnist answers questions about coverage subsidies for families in the health law, Medigap and rules for workers whose companies operate in more than one state.

Slowdown In Medicare Spending Extends Trust Fund

By Mary Agnes Carey May 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Slower growth in spending is helping extend the life of Medicare’s hospital trust fund to 2026, two years beyond last year’s estimate, officials said Friday. They also reported, however, that Social Security’s disability trust fund, which pays monthly benefits to disabled workers and their families, is expected to be exhausted by 2016. Social Security will begin to […]

Study Models Three Big Changes To Medicare

By Ankita Rao May 7, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are looking for ways to tackle the growth of Medicare spending, which the Congressional Budget Office estimates will account for 24 percent of the federal budget by 2037. But some strategies to cut program costs could leave millions of beneficiaries without coverage. A study from the Rand Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, compared the […]

Hospital CEO Bonuses Reward Volume And Growth

By Jay Hancock June 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

As the country tries to rein in skyrocketing health costs, hospital leaders are still rewarded for expansion and profits. A KHN investigation, in collaboration with ABC News, looks at employment contracts and incentive pay at nonprofit hospital systems.

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