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Obamacare Back At The High Court — With Billions For Insurers On The Line

By Phil Galewitz December 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The case revolves around a health law provision designed to help insurers recover some losses because they had an unusually high number of sick and expensive customers. Insurers complain that when Republican lawmakers discontinued funding the program, it was like “Lucy Van Pelt pulling the football away from Charlie Brown.”

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Efforts To Move The Needle On Flu Shot Rates Get Stuck

By Phil Galewitz November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

In the past decade, federal and state governments have removed cost and access obstacles, but immunization rates remained flat. That worries public health officials.

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Vacuna “gratuita” contra la gripe tiene un costo sorprendentemente alto 

By Phil Galewitz November 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

En una pequeña muestra de una aseguradora, Kaiser Health News encontró diferencias dramáticas entre los costos para sus propios empleados.

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The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot

By Phil Galewitz November 19, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Although many consumers pay nothing out of pocket for flu shots, insurers foot the bill. And those prices vary dramatically.

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Verma Attacks Critics Of Medicaid Work Requirement, Pushes For Tighter Eligibility

By Phil Galewitz November 12, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s top Medicaid official says the effort to thwart these work mandates “stifles innovation.”

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5 Things To Know About Trump’s Medicaid Block Grant Plan

By Rachana Pradhan and Phil Galewitz January 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials unveiled guidance for states that want to opt out of some of the current funding program and instead seek a fixed payment to gain more flexibility.

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Furor Erupts: Billions Going To Hospitals Based On Medicare Billings, Not COVID-19

By Jay Hancock and Phil Galewitz and Elizabeth Lucas April 10, 2020 KFF Health News Original

In the first round of emergency relief, some states will get more than $300,000 per COVID-19 patient, while hard-hit New York gets just $12,000 per patient.

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States Try A Gentler Approach To Getting Medicaid Enrollees To Work

By Phil Galewitz October 28, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Facing GOP pressure to install work requirements for adults getting Medicaid coverage, some states seek instead to offer more opportunities for job training.

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Readers And Tweeters Ponder Racism, Public Health Threats And COVID’s Cost

June 23, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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Virginia Governor And UVA Vow To Revamp Practice Of Suing Patients As CEO Exits

By Jay Hancock and Elizabeth Lucas September 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

A Kaiser Health News investigation, which first appeared in The Washington Post, showed that the University of Virginia Health System has sued patients 36,000 times for more than $106 million.

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Despite New Doubts, ‘Hotspotting’ Help For Heavy Health Care Users Marches On

By Anna Almendrala and Phil Galewitz January 24, 2020 KFF Health News Original

A high-profile effort in Camden, New Jersey, to reduce health spending by identifying high-cost patients and giving them more coordinated and preventive medical care has been copied around the country. Many of those groups are pushing forward with the efforts, despite a recent critical study of the Camden initiative.

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Medicaid en el “ojo de la tormenta” por nuevos desempleados que buscan cobertura

By Shefali Luthra and Phil Galewitz and Rachel Bluth April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Hay más de 6.6 millones que han perdido sus empleos a causa de la crisis económica que ha generado la pandemia. Muchos de estos nuevos desempleados pueden recurrir a Medicaid para sus familias.

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Medicaid Nearing ‘Eye Of The Storm’ As Newly Unemployed Look For Coverage

By Shefali Luthra and Phil Galewitz and Rachel Bluth April 3, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The coronavirus outbreak has forced millions out of work and the federal-state health program for low-income people could face unprecedented strains as many states don’t necessarily have the resources or systems in place to meet the demand.

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Walmart To Give Workers Financial Incentives To Use Higher-Quality Doctors

By Phil Galewitz October 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The program, which will roll out next year in three parts of the country, seeks to encourage workers on the company’s health plan to choose doctors that have been identified as providing “appropriate, effective and cost-efficient care.”

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Uber And Lyft Ride-Sharing Services Hitch Onto Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz September 26, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Ride-sharing companies promise better service for enrollees and lower costs for states. But the services are not for everyone on Medicaid.

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Breaking A 10-Year Streak, The Number Of Uninsured Americans Rises

By Phil Galewitz September 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Census officials said most of the drop in health coverage was related to a 0.7% decline in Medicaid. The number of people with private insurance remained steady.

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Por primera vez en una década, aumenta el número de personas sin seguro médico

By Phil Galewitz September 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

El Censo halló que el 8.5% de la población se quedó sin seguro médico el año pasado, en comparación con el 7.9% en 2017. Nuevas reglas han impactado en la comunidad hispana.

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Millions Of Diabetes Patients Are Missing Out On Medicare’s Nutrition Help

By Phil Galewitz September 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Health experts say the little-used benefit represents a lost opportunity for older adults to improve their health — and for the program to save money by preventing costly complications from diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

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Millones con diabetes no aprovechan programa nutricional de Medicare

By Phil Galewitz September 9, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Hay unos 15 millones de beneficiarios de Medicare que viven con diabetes, pero solo unos 100,000 se han inscripto para usar este beneficio que, al parecer, tiene buenos resultados.

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Trump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs

By Phil Galewitz August 14, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Critics worry the delays come at a steep cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to radiation for no medical benefit.

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