Chronically Ill Pay More in Obamacare Plans Than Employer Coverage
By Phil Galewitz
October 5, 2015
KFF Health News Original
Patients on typical silver plans pay twice as much as workers with job-based insurance for prescription drugs each year, researchers find.
GAO: More Oversight Needed Over Medicare Advantage Provider Networks
By Phil Galewitz
September 30, 2015
KFF Health News Original
Congressional watchdog says the government checks few health plans to ensure accurate provider listings and adequate access for seniors on Medicare Advantage.
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.
Special Report: King V. Burwell
June 25, 2015
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King v. Burwell Supreme Court upholds health law’s subsidies Obamacare’s Next 5 Hurdles To Clear 1 Medicaid Expansion Cost concerns; 21 states still resist 2 Anemic Enrollment Tougher sell for remaining 18 million eligible 3 Market Stability Premiums, insurer expenses in flux 4 Affordability The ‘Cadillac’ tax, growing out-of-pocket costs 5 Political Resistance Boehner’s lawsuit […]
5 Challenges Facing Medicaid At 50
By Phil Galewitz
July 27, 2015
KFF Health News Original
The federal-state health care program covers nearly half of all births, one-third of children across the country and two-thirds of people in nursing homes.
Obamacare’s Next 5 Hurdles to Clear
June 26, 2015
KFF Health News Original
In its first five years, the Affordable Care Act has survived technical meltdowns, a presidential election, two Supreme Court challenges — including one resolved Thursday — and dozens of repeal efforts in Congress. But its long-term future still isn’t ensured. Here are five of the biggest hurdles left for the law.
CBO Finds 19 Million Would Become Uninsured If Health Law Is Repealed
By Phil Galewitz
June 19, 2015
KFF Health News Original
The nonpartisan agency says the repeal favored by many Republicans would also increase the deficit between $137 billion to $353 billion over 10 years.
Moving Out: Hospitals Leave Downtowns For More Prosperous Digs
By Phil Galewitz
April 13, 2015
KFF Health News Original
Hospitals are relocating to more affluent communities to attract better-paying patients, but critics say they abandon the poor.
EHealth Sees Once-Thriving Business Decline Due To Health Law Exchanges
By Phil Galewitz
June 1, 2015
KFF Health News Original
The nation’s largest online broker lost thousands of customers, but some analysts suggest that if the Supreme Court strikes down subsidies on the federal exchange, some may return to the company.
Improved Economy, Obamacare Boost Demand For Travel Nurses
By Phil Galewitz
May 27, 2015
KFF Health News Original
Rising admissions are driving up the need for nurses willing to travel across the country to work in hospitals.
High Court Upholds Health Law Subsidies
By Jay Hancock
June 25, 2015
KFF Health News Original
The 6-3 ruling stopped a challenge that would have erased subsidies in at least 34 states for individuals and families buying insurance through the federal government’s online marketplace.
