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A sampling of Medicaid changes some state chief executives would advance if they were given more flexibility from the federal government. This issue is likely to be a hot topic this weekend as the governors convene in Washington, D.C. for their winter meeting.
Patients seeking redress may find this option provides the same benefits as a court battle but quicker and with less emotional toll.
Poll finds high support for Medicare and Medicaid, complicating political strategies for election of 2012.
A new tracking poll finds the public is sharply divided over the new health law. However, seniors' opposition has dropped since the bill passed in March.
With Republicans setting a Jan. 12 vote in the House to try to repeal the new health care law, here is the language of the GOP's repeal and health reform bills.
In a story from The Center For Public Integrity, experts worry low-income clinics cannot afford the electronic health records that others can and will fall behind as a result, potentially missing the Obama administration's goal of going digital in the next five years.
A new study finds that U.S. consumers report greater access to specialty health care but also have a tougher time seeing a doctor on the day they need help than consumers in many of other Western countries.
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.
One in six doctors works for a hospital, and the number is quickly growing. Both sides benefit: hospitals get a steady stream of patients and doctors say they can practice medicine without worrying about the hassles of running a private practice.
The recession's double whammy - less money and more need - is leaving states with reduced tax revenues and increasing numbers of people enrolling in the federal-state health care program for the poor.
As a number of its consumer protections took effect, attention to health law ramped up -- six weeks before the midterm elections.
Even if Republicans increase their numbers on Capitol Hill, experts say pushing through changes to the law will be difficult and could bring unintended consequences.
The new health care reform law will extend the solvency of Medicare's main hospital insurance program by 12 years, according to a new government report.
This week, HHS issued rules on high-risk health insurance pools as well as guidance on children's coverage issues. Two new polls focused on seniors and health reform, and both political parties continued to position themselves for the fall elections.
Two of the new health law's early deliverables - high-risk insurance pools and a federal website for consumers - took center stage as July 1 marked a busy day in the administration's implementation schedule.
This week's health policy news was marked by new administration rules regarding the appeals process for denied health insurance claims and continuing state-level efforts to implement high risk pools.
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.
A new survey finds that, when it comes to their own health care, most people say "more is better, newer is better, you get what you pay for." That's frustrating for experts who say these things are often not true.
Many African-Americans hope the health care overhaul will cut the high rates of chronic disease in their communities. But not everyone is convinced the bill will ease the health disparities they face.
Doctors in training have traditionally been insulated from details about the cost of tests and treatments they prescribe. But concerns about rising health costs are slowly changing that.
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