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June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Details about the 156 health centers that get federal funds to provide primary care to migrant and seasonal farmworkers regardless of immigration status.

Statement from Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction

November 21, 2011 Page

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 21, 2011 CONTACT: Matt McAlvanah (Murray) – (202) 224-2834 David Popp (Hensarling) – (202) 226-9000 (Washington D.C.) – Today, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, Representative Jeb Hensarling and Senator Patty Murray, released the following statement. “After months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have […]

Unpaid Caregivers Provided An Estimated $202 Billion In Dementia Care In 2010

March 1, 2012 Morning Briefing

NPR reports unpaid caregiver costs for those with dementia was an estimated $202 billion in 2010 alone. In other news, the income of Massachusetts’ elderly covers only 60 percent of living expenses, and at the Mayo Clinic, researchers are trying to learn more about the effects of old age.

Cancer Patients Could Benefit From Greater Use Of Rehabilitation

By Judith Graham October 10, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Oncologists often overlook therapies that can ease the debilitating effects of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy and insurance plans frequently limit coverage.

Gang Of Six Deficit Plan: Executive Summary

July 19, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The bipartisan group of senators’ plan to reduce the deficit calls for major changes to health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and the CLASS act for long-term care.

Health Care Recommendations From Previous Bipartisan Deficit-Reduction Groups: Document

August 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The debt-ceiling agreement calls for a bipartisan “super committee.” This is not the first effort to find a bipartisan agreement on reducing the federal deficit; here is a guide to the health-care recommendations from four groups.

Americans Remain Divided, Confused About Health Law As Anniversary Nears

By Phil Galewitz March 18, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Support levels have changed little since the landmark bill was signed last March as the partisan divide on the issue continues, new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds.

Many Americans Incorrectly Believe Health Law Has Been Repealed

By Jordan Rau February 24, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Nearly a year after passage of the health care overhaul law, barely half of Americans know the law remains intact, a Kaiser Family Foundation poll shows.

Hot-Button Medicaid Bill

By Jim Saunders, Health News Florida February 17, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In addition to shifting nearly all Medicaid patients to HMOs and other managed care, the Senate’s proposal would cap spending, require plans to bid for business and impose $100 fees on patients who abuse the emergency room.

House Dems Trying To Win Health Bill, One Vote At A Time

By Liz Halloran, NPR News March 15, 2010 KFF Health News Original

While President Obama hit the road with a campaign-style sales pitch for his health care overhaul, House Democratic leaders continued their behind-the-scenes arm-twisting and wooing. The goal: to persuade at least 216 of their 253-member caucus to back the bill.

Appropriations Package Approved By House, Senate To Consider Next

December 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

The House on Thursday “took a major step toward wrapping up the FY10 appropriations process when it approved, 221-202, a nearly $450 billion spending package that includes six of the seven annual appropriations bills Congress has yet to enact,” CongressDaily reports. The package includes the $48.7 billion State and Foreign Operations bill. “All Republicans, as well as 28 Democrats, opposed the bill,” according to CongressDaily (Sanchez, 12/10).

Growing Immigrant Population Spurs Demand For Medical Interpreters

By Eliza Barclay April 21, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Language barriers complicate immigrants’ medical problems.

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