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Evaluations Of Medicaid Experiments By States, CMS Are Weak, GAO Says

By Phil Galewitz February 23, 2018 KFF Health News Original

States often get federal approval to test new approaches to improve Medicaid services or expand coverage. But the GAO study found that too often these efforts are not adequately evaluated or the results are not available in a timely manner.

Después del tiroteo “hay que respetar cómo los jóvenes lidian con sus sentimientos”

By Phil Galewitz February 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Una psicóloga infantil, quien fue alumna de la escuela de Parkland en la que murieron 17 personas, explica cómo ayudar a los adolescentes en los días posteriores al terrible tiroteo.

After Shooting, ‘Honor How Kids Want To Deal With Their Feelings’

By Phil Galewitz February 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Christine Sylvest, a child psychologist who now works in Maryland, for three years attended the Parkland, Fla., high school where a shooting attack left 17 people dead last week. She says the tragedy affects the entire community.

Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Loosen Curbs On Short-Term Health Plans

By Julie Appleby February 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The policy change is likely to entice younger and healthier people from the general insurance pool by allowing a range of lower-cost options that don’t include all the benefits required by the federal health law.

Indiana Gets Federal Approval For Medicaid Plan That Could Slice Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz February 2, 2018 KFF Health News Original

HHS officials sign off on a plan that could lock out for six months thousands of people who fail to get their paperwork done promptly.

Indiana Medicaid Drops 25K From Coverage For Failing To Pay Premiums

By Phil Galewitz February 1, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The state branded its Medicaid expansion with some key conservative policies, and officials and advocates across the country are keenly watching the results.

La administración Trump propone norma para planes de salud de corto plazo

By Julie Appleby February 20, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Estos planes durarían doce meses. Son más accesibles, pero su cobertura es más limitada. Y pueden rechazar a personas con condiciones preexistentes.

FDA Raids Florida Stores That Consumers Use To Buy Drugs From Canada

By Phil Galewitz November 20, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The federal agents warned store owners that importing drugs from foreign countries is illegal and that those helping “administer” such medicines could face penalties.

Kentucky Is First State Granted Approval For Medicaid Work Requirements

By Phil Galewitz January 12, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The program will also set monthly premiums for Medicaid coverage and penalties for those who don’t make the payments.

Medicaid: administración Trump da luz verde para forzar a beneficiarios a trabajar

By Phil Galewitz January 11, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Varios estados ya han presentado un pedido para que se les permita agregar este requisito a una porción de los beneficiarios del programa.

Trump Administration Clears Way To Force Some Medicaid Enrollees To Work

By Phil Galewitz January 11, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Allowing states to mandate that non-disabled Medicaid enrollees work as a condition for coverage would mark one of the biggest changes to the program since it began more than 50 years ago. A decision on the first of the state requests could come within days.

Running On Empty: CHIP Funding Could Run Out Jan. 19 For Some States

By Phil Galewitz January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A fiscal patch that Congress approved last month proves not enough to keep coverage for children afloat, CMS says.

Estados se quedarían sin dinero para el programa CHIP a partir del 19 de enero

By Phil Galewitz January 5, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A pesar que el Congreso autorizó fondos para cubrir al programa hasta el 31 de marzo, varios estados comenzarían a quedarse sin dinero este mes.

States Extend Medicaid For Birth Control, Cutting Costs — And Future Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman March 22, 2018 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid family planning programs reduce unplanned births, but some are caught in disputes over federal funding to Planned Parenthood.

Not-So-Happy New Year: Alabama Set To Toss Kids Off Insurance Plan Starting Jan. 1

By Phil Galewitz December 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Funding for the joint federal-state Children’s Health Insurance Program expired Oct. 1, and Congress has not yet agreed to a plan to continue the popular coverage.

Cities, Counties and Schools Sidestep FDA Canadian Drug Crackdown, Saving Millions

By Phil Galewitz December 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicines are up to 80 percent cheaper north of the border and overseas, so U.S. localities are greasing a pharmaceutical pipeline that the feds warn is illegal and possibly unsafe.

Pace Of U.S. Health Spending Slows In 2016

By Phil Galewitz December 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Dramatic increases in spending that came with the influx of newly insured consumers in 2014 and 2015 appear to be moderating.

With CHIP In Limbo, Here Are 5 Takeaways On The Congressional Impasse

By Phil Galewitz December 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The sticking point is not whether to keep the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program running but how best to raise the cash.

Hospitals With History Get A Second Life

By Phil Galewitz and Anna Gorman November 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The number of hospitals across the country has plummeted, but many old buildings are being resuscitated as apartments and condos.

Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ Repeal And Replace Is Dead. What Now?

September 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In this episode of “What the Health?” Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss what happens now that Republicans have officially failed in their latest effort to overhaul Obamacare. Plus an interview with Bruce Lesley of First Focus about the fate of the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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