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Medicare Penalizes Group Of 751 Hospitals For Patient Injuries

By Jordan Rau December 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Each hospital will have its payments reduced by 1 percent for the year.

When Nursing Homes Push Out Poor And Disabled Patients

By Jocelyn Wiener December 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Complaints are rising in California and other states about improper evictions and discharges. Advocates say some patients end up in cheap hotels, homeless or back in the hospital.

Parents Of Ill Children Worry About Return Of ‘Lifetime Limits’ In GOP Health Bill

By Alex Olgin, WFAE July 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Current law requires all health insurance sold on the exchanges to cover 10 essential benefits — with no annual or lifetime limits to reimbursement. But the GOP plan might let states reinstate limits.

Sky-High Prices For Orphan Drugs Slam American Families And Insurers

By Sarah Jane Tribble and Sydney Lupkin Photos by Heidi de Marco January 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Orphan drugs for rare diseases have helped or saved hundreds of thousands of patients like 2-year-old Luke Whitbeck, but families and insurers are picking up the astronomical cost.

No Medicaid Expansion? No Problem For Many Safety-Net Hospital Profits

By Phil Galewitz March 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

In some of the largest states that did not expand Medicaid, many safety-net hospitals turned in strong performances in 2014, according to financial documents.

A Hot Sauce Accident Leads To Health Insurance

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media June 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Last December we profiled a Texas woman who was uninsured and undecided about whether to buy an insurance plan. But after a minor accident became a major problem, she decided to buy Obamacare insurance and is thrilled with it.

Why New Medicaid Enrollment is Soaring

By Christine Vestal, Stateline November 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

A Stateline survey indicates at least 1.5 million people have already signed up or have been pre-qualified for expanded Medicaid in the 19 states that have provided counts.

By Julie Appleby November 6, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Barring insurers from rejecting people with medical problems or charging them more is the biggest of several factors affecting premiums.

My Other Pre-Existing Condition: Unstable Insurance

By Randy Dotinga October 28, 2013 KFF Health News Original

After bouncing through seven insurers in 13 years, a freelance writer hopes the system will keep him covered for good.

For Workers Leaving Their Jobs, Health Exchanges Offer Insurance Choices Beyond COBRA

By Michelle Andrews September 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law’s new online insurance marketplaces will create new opportunities for people who lose their jobs and their employer-based health coverage, but consumer advocates worry they may not realize this and lock themselves into pricier coverage than they need.

Sources and Methodology: A Guide To Medicare’s Readmissions Data And KHN’s Analysis

By Jordan Rau August 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News’ data on hospital readmissions penalties comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Monthly Premiums For A ‘Benchmark’ Silver Plan In Federally Run Insurance Marketplaces

September 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

This chart lists sample premiums in the 36 states where the federal government is running the online insurance marketplaces.

The Price Is Right There In Front Of You, In Colorado At Least

By Eric Whitney November 2, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The price of a knee MRI in Colorado varies from $350 to $2,336. It’s a huge gap, but it’s also remarkable that the prices themselves are known at all. Prices for health care aren’t public in most states, making shopping for the best deal nearly impossible. Different patients pay different prices for the same procedures […]

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.

Today’s Headlines – May 29, 2012

By Lexie Verdon May 29, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Los Angeles Times: Insurers Forcing Patients To Pay More For Costly Specialty Drugs Thousands of patients in California and across the nation who take expensive prescription drugs every month for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and other ailments are facing sticker shock at the pharmacy. Until recently, most of these patients typically paid modest co-pays for the […]

Some States Limit How Uninsured Pay For High-Risk Insurance

By Michelle Andrews March 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The states are concerned that third-party funding may drive up the number of people seeking to join the pre-existing condition insurance plans and exhaust the budgets provided by the federal government.

Table: Caring for Migrant Farmworkers

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.

Health Care In The States – Archive 2012

March 8, 2012 Page

School Cafeterias Join Fight Against Childhood ObesityBy Eric Whitney, Colorado Public Radio, Dec. 28 Increasingly, the movement to reduce childhood obesity by improving what kids eat in school has changed the game. Feds Approve Minn. Exchange, Insurers Scramble To Develop Health Plans By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minneosta Public Radio, Dec. 21 Insurers say they have to […]

What Health Care Reform Means for Main Street

By Blaire Briody and Sarah Stodola, The Fiscal Times April 14, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Health care coverage differs among Americans, and many details of the health care reform bill are still unclear. To help clear up the confusion, The Fiscal Times recruited six volunteers representing different incomes, geographic areas, ages and lifestyles to look at how the bill will affect a variety of people.

Graphic: HHS Discretionary Spending In President’s Proposed 2011 Budget

February 2, 2010 Page

By Christopher Weaver KFF Health News Staff WriterFEB 02, 2010 The lion’s share – by far – of the Department of Health and Human Services’ budget is consumed by Medicare and Medicaid, the towering entitlement programs that cover health care for the elderly/disabled and low-income, respectively. Together, and with additional smaller mandatory spending programs, they […]

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