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Slowing Down The ER To Improve Care For Patients With Autism

By Shefali Luthra March 4, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A small but growing number of hospital emergency rooms are taking steps to improve quality of care for patients with autism while also adding efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Dueling Star Ratings May Confuse Some Home Health Patients

By Jordan Rau February 23, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Medicare offers star ratings of agencies’ quality and of patients’ perceptions, but often they don’t match up.

Medical Advocates Can Help Guide Patients On Difficult Care Choices

By Barbara Sadick January 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Hired advocates help patients develop treatment plans, meet with doctors and explain options, among other services.

Think Health Prices Are High Near You? Maybe Yes — And No

By Jordan Rau September 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Health Care Cost Institute’s analysis of billing claims from three of the biggest commercial insurers finds that health services can be expensive in some areas while bargains in others. The findings complicate an assumption about health care markets.

Even In High-Deductible Plans, Some Service May Be Covered Without Cost To You

By Michelle Andrews November 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s consumer columnist answers readers’ questions about high deductible plans, out of network benefits and increases in premium costs.

Seniors Who Don’t Consider Switching Drug Plans May Face Steep Price Rise

By Michelle Andrews October 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

For beneficiaries, staying in their current plans could prove costly so advocates urge them to check out the alternatives.

UnitedHealthcare Sues HHS Over Medicare Advantage Overpayment Rule

February 4, 2016 Morning Briefing

The 41 UnitedHealth Group companies say the regulation will result in underpayment to insurers. In other news, the administration nears its goal for revamping the way Medicare providers are paid.

New Hope Beats For Heart Patients And Hospitals

By Phil Galewitz September 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The number of heart valve surgeries has risen more than 50 percent since 2012, demonstrating the hospital industry’s record of finding new ways to fill beds and increase revenue even as advances in health and technology shrink demand for inpatient care. Still, patient risk and cost concerns persist.

Fetal Tissue Attack Is Latest Tactic In Long GOP Fight Against Planned Parenthood

By Julie Rovner August 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Republican efforts to defund Planned Parenthood date back to 1982, while fetal tissue research had bipartisan support until the release of secret camera videos.

Supreme Court Reprieve Lets 10 Texas Abortion Clinics Stay Open For Now

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media June 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Abortion providers and foes react to the Supreme Court’s action that will allow 10 abortion clinics in Texas to remain open until a state law that would close them can be fully reviewed by the court.

When Prisons Need To Be More Like Nursing Homes

By Maura Ewing, The Marshall Project August 27, 2015 KFF Health News Original

By 2030, nearly one-third of all inmates will be over 55, the ACLU says, and caring for aged prisoners often costs twice as much as caring for younger ones. Some states – New York, California and Connecticut — are confronting the problem, however, with innovative programs meant to improve care and save money.

When Paying The Obamacare Penalty Is Cheaper Than Buying Insurance

By Chabeli Herrera, The Miami Herald May 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

For some, playing the high-risk gamble of paying the Obamacare penalty versus carrying health coverage they can’t afford pays off, for others who get sick, the wager leaves them with huge medical bills.

Medicaid Expansion One Step Closer To Reality In Montana

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio April 10, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The bill picked up two more Republican votes in the state House and has the support of the governor.

Web Briefing Transcript: Covering Caregiving, Dec. 2, 2015

By Kathleen Hayden December 27, 2015 Page

This transcript is lightly edited for clarity. | Get More Webinar Resources Mary Agnes Carey: Hello and welcome. My name is Mary Agnes Carey, and I’m partnerships editor and a senior correspondent for KFF Health News. Thanks for joining today’s webinar on “Covering Caregiving: Background and strategies for reporters examining the role for families, governments and […]

HHS: Health Law Has Helped Insure 16.4 Million

By Julie Rovner March 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The percentage of people without health insurance has dropped about a third since 2012, to 13.2 percent, according to federal officials.

Most Americans Unaware Obamacare Subsidies Are At Risk

By Phil Galewitz March 19, 2015 KFF Health News Original

When informed about the challenge before the high court, about two-thirds said that lawmakers should restore subsidies if the justices strike them down.

Many People Entitled To Hefty Subsidies Still Opt Against Coverage

By Michelle Andrews March 27, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A study by health consultant Avalere finds that three-quarters of those eligible for the highest levels of premium help enrolled in marketplace plans, but many others with only slightly higher incomes did not.

Inviting Patients To Help Decide Their Own Treatment

By Anna Gorman March 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

At UC San Francisco and other hospitals and clinics around the nation, “shared decision making” programs encourage doctors and patients to work together in making tough choices about care.

In Florida, 93 Percent Of Enrollees Get Financial Help For Obamacare

By Chabeli Herrera, The Miami Herald March 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Florida and Mississippi had the highest percentage of enrollees receiving a tax credit to help them pay premiums.

Congress May Act Soon To Shore Up VA Budget With $3B Injection, VA Secretary McDonald Says

July 24, 2015 Morning Briefing

The Department of Veteran Affairs’ $2.5 billion budget shortfall has raised the risk of some VA hospitals closing as well as employee furloughs. The beleaguered agency has also made little progress decreasing vets’ wait times for health care or in hiring for 41,500 open medical positions.

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