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‘I’m Elated … For Me And Millions Of Americans,’ Says Utahn With Subsidy

By Phil Galewitz June 25, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Those receiving subsidies express relief, jubilation at high court’s ruling.

Medicare Slow To Adopt Telemedicine Due To Cost Concerns

By Phil Galewitz June 23, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Less than 1 percent of beneficiaries use the technology because Congress has put tight restrictions on it.

CBO Finds 19 Million Would Become Uninsured If Health Law Is Repealed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.

Most Americans Say Drug Costs Are ‘Unreasonable,’ Although They Can Still Afford To Buy Them

By Phil Galewitz June 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Most blame drugmakers for high costs, finds Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

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.

What Health Law? Many Poor People Still Unaware Of Obamacare Options

By Phil Galewitz June 8, 2015 KFF Health News Original

State policies are found to have big impact on residents’ awareness of the health care law and sign-up rates.

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.

‘Free’ Contraception Means ‘Free,’ Obama Administration Tells Insurers

By Phil Galewitz May 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The announcement says that the health law’s provision that insurers provide free contraceptives extends to all types of prescribed methods.

Florida Governor Leaves D.C. Meeting Empty-Handed

By Phil Galewitz May 6, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Despite ‘a good conversation’ with HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell, Gov. Rick Scott gets no commitment on uncompensated care funding.

Paying Medicaid Enrollees To Get Checkups, Quit Smoking and Lose Weight: Will It Pay Off?

By Phil Galewitz May 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Like wellness programs in the private sector, more than a dozen states are offering incentives to Medicaid enrollees to spur them to make healthier decisions — and potentially save taxpayers money.

Tennessee, Kansas Also Get Warning: Expand Medicaid Or Risk Hospital Funds

By Phil Galewitz April 21, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials have warned several states that their reluctance to expand Medicaid could cost them special federal funding to treat the uninsured.

Rule Proposed On Providing Mental Health ‘Parity’ In Medicaid Program

By Jenny Gold April 7, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Seven years after passing a mental health parity law, the federal government issues its first proposal on how public programs such as Medicaid and CHIP should comply.

States Add Dental Coverage For Adults On Medicaid But Struggle to Meet Demand

By Phil Galewitz February 18, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Dentists say they’re reluctant to see Medicaid patients because they’re typically paid about half as much as they get from private patients.

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.

No Medicaid Expansion? No Problem For Many Safety-Net Hospital Profits

By Phil Galewitz March 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

In some of the largest states that did not expand Medicaid, many safety-net hospitals turned in strong performances in 2014, according to financial documents.

HHS Shifts Money From Cancer, Global Health To Pay For Health Insurance Exchange

By Phil Galewitz March 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Some House Republicans question the transfer of funds, but HHS says the shifts are legal and necessary to operate a marketplace, which is relied upon by 37 states.

More States Expected To Expand Medicaid In 2015

By Mary Agnes Carey and Phil Galewitz November 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Texas and Florida, with their large uninsured populations, are not expected to offer coverage to many low-income patients.

Tax Time Reprieve For Obamacare Procrastinators

By Phil Galewitz February 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration announced a special enrollment period from March 15 to April 30 for healthcare.gov consumers who discover they owe a penalty after filling out their tax returns.

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