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Study: Health Insurance Costs To Fall For Businesses Under 50 Employees

By Mary Agnes Carey October 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Once fully implemented, the 2010 health care law will increase employer-sponsored insurance coverage and reduce the cost small businesses pay for employee health coverage, according to an Urban Institute study released today. Those findings come as news to business groups that fear the health law will raise insurance premiums and may cause employers to drop employer-sponsored coverage. […]

Nursing Home Patients Returning To The Community

By Jenni Bergal October 22, 2012 KFF Health News Original

A federal program is helping thousands of elderly and disabled patients transition from nursing homes to more independent living.

Report: Health Law Will Benefit Many Firms, But Mid-Size Would See Costs Rise

October 9, 2012 Morning Briefing

According to an Urban Institute study, the health-coverage costs carried by small businesses will likely fall if the 2010 health law is completely implemented, but companies with 101 – 1,000 employees could experience a jump in their costs.

Today’s Headlines – March 7, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your headlines for Wednesday — halfway through the week! USA Today: Romney Takes 6 Of 10 Super Tuesday Contests Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator, scored substantial wins in GOP primaries in Tennessee and Oklahoma and won easily in North Dakota’s caucuses, where Ron Paul finished a distant second and Romney finished […]

Perspectives On The Court And The Health Law: Is This Judicial Activism?; Decision Could Define Roberts; Health Economics 101

March 29, 2012 Morning Briefing

Commentators explore the case as it unfolded before the high court and the effect on the justices.

Healthcare 101: Connecting Immigrant Communities To Care

September 5, 2011 KFF Health News Original

For the first time the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to help eligible legal immigrants sign up for programs like Medicaid. Here’s one program.

States Use Retiree Health Care, Medicaid Cuts To Stare Down Budget Gaps

March 7, 2012 Morning Briefing

State budget cuts are targeting health care and retiree health care programs in states around the U.S. In Maryland, a “doomsday” budget scenario could reduce Medicaid spending by $101 million while advocates push for reinstatement of Medicaid dollars in Idaho and Arizona.

Chart: The Growth Of Children’s Hospitals

September 27, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Details on the financial growth of children’s hospitals over the last decade.

China Considering Loosening Family Planning Policy, Al Jazeera’s ‘101 East’ Reports

January 9, 2012 Morning Briefing

Al Jazeera’s “101 East” reports on how, “[a]s China faces social dilemmas such as a widening gender imbalance, it is considering loosening its [so-called] one-child policy.” According to the 25-minute video program, “China’s fertility rate is below the replacement level, providing fewer workers to support a rapidly growing elderly population,” and “with a cultural preference for boys, China faces an alarming gender imbalance with projections of 30 million more men than women by 2020” (Nettleton, 1/5).

Chart: CEO Pay Packages, Ranked By Hospital Revenue

September 27, 2011 KFF Health News Original

2009 pay packages for the CEOs of the top 25 children’s hospitals.

The Wealth Of Children’s Hospitals

September 25, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Details on revenues, spending and total assets of 39 children’s hospitals from around the country.

PhRMA Chief Says Support For Health Law ‘Was Right Decision’-The KHN Interview

By Bara Vaida July 13, 2011 KFF Health News Original

But John Castellani, who came to the drugmakers’ lobbying group after the health care debate, also warns officials against further cuts to the industry.

Medicare Patients Aren’t Taking Advantage Of Some Newly Free Tests

By Susan Jaffe April 26, 2011 KFF Health News Original

This year, seniors enrolled in Medicare no longer have to pay for more than a dozen tests and services to prevent disease thanks to the health law. Many, however, aren’t lining up for mammograms or colonoscopies though free wellness checks are luring many.

Some Seniors Are In For Sticker Shock On Drug Premiums

By Mary Agnes Carey February 11, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Starting this year, affluent Medicare beneficiaries will begin paying more than the standard premium for their Part D coverage.

Drug Lobby’s Tax Filings Reveal Health Debate Role

By Bara Vaida and Christopher Weaver December 1, 2010 KFF Health News Original

New documents reveal that the drug industry’s chief lobbyists, PhRMA, raised and spent at least $101.2 million in 2009 during the contentious health care debate.

HHS Cuts Premiums For Some High Risk Pools

By Phil Galewitz November 5, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Trying to spur enrollment in a new health insurance program for uninsured people with pre-existing medical conditions, the federal government is doing something private insurers almost never do: slashing rates.

Chart: Major CBO Estimates for House, Senate and President’s Proposals

September 29, 2010 Page

By Kate Steadman KFF Health News Staff Writer The Congressional Budget Office, an independent government agency, estimated the costs and revenues of the three major health overhaul proposals before Congress. The table below lays out key items in the bills, including the total cost, the amount the bills reduce the federal deficit and the different […]

Scorecard: How Health Industry PACs Placed Their Election Bets

By Bara Vaida and Christopher Weaver November 23, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Health-sector PACs – ranging from doctors to hospitals to drug companies – generally favored incumbent Democrats, according to a KHN analysis. Two doctor groups backed more Republicans.

Want To Know What A Hospital Charges? Good Luck

By Christopher Weaver June 29, 2010 KFF Health News Original

More than 30 states and Congress have passed laws requiring hospitals to publish their prices, but the information often is of little use to consumers.

Kids and Dental Health: Rising Costs and Struggling State Programs a Dangerous Mix

By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal Times July 20, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Children are missing out on vital dental care-risking their health and racking up costs to parents and taxpayers alike. In the past decade, the number of cavities in children between the ages of two and five has increased 15 percent.

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