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Health Care Interests Push To Make ACOs Pay Off For Them

By Phil Galewitz and Jenny Gold October 10, 2010 KFF Health News Original

From medical device makers to pharmacists to labor unions, a host of organizations want to ensure that accountable care organizations expand their business and influence.

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Health Reform and You

July 13, 2010 Page

What does the passing of health reform actually mean for consumers? KFF Health News reports on the impact of the new legislation.     What The New Health Law Means For You   Phil Galewitz The law will extend health insurance to 32 million currently uninsured Americans by 2019, and will also have an impact on […]

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Health Care Providers, Insurers: Accountable Care Organizations Bring Legal Worries

By Jenny Gold and Phil Galewitz October 5, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration has touted ACOs as a key way that the new health law will help providers work more closely together to lower health costs and improve patient care. But doctors and hospitals are worried about inadvertently violating antitrust and anti-fraud laws. Insurers fear the new doctor-hospital entities could boost health care prices. Industry and government officials are meeting Tuesday to deal with the concerns.

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CT Scans Can Increase Cancer Risk

By Phil Galewitz August 23, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Several recent studies show the risk of cancer associated with CT scans appears to be greater than previously believed.

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Health Law Changes Rules For Docs With In-House Imaging Machines

By Phil Galewitz August 23, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Doctors who refer Medicare and Medicaid patients to in-house imaging machines must disclose in writing that they own the equipment.

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New Plans For Uninsured Off To Slow Start

By Phil Galewitz August 19, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The new “high-risk pools” – the federally-subsidized program for uninsured people with health problems – are one of the first benefits of the health overhaul law passed this year, but not many people have applied and been enrolled in the plans springing up around the country.

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Uninsured Rate Soars, 50+ Million Americans Without Coverage

By Andrew Villegas and Phil Galewitz September 16, 2010 KFF Health News Original

In a reflection of the battered economy, the rate of uninsured Americans rose to 16.7 percent last year from 15.4 percent in 2008, according to a new Census Bureau report.

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Will Health Savings Trickle From Your Paycheck To Social Security?

By Phil Galewitz August 6, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Some say money employers save on health insurance in the health law will eventually mean more money for Social Security instead of more money for workers.

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EHealth Wins Contract To Help Run Federal Health Website

By Phil Galewitz July 30, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Ehealth Inc., a large Internet health insurance broker, has been named to help operate the new federal health website, making it one of the first private companies to get a major contract from the federal government under the nation’s new health law.

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High-Risk Health Insurance Pool Rules Bar Abortions, Limit Patient Costs

By Phil Galewitz July 29, 2010 KFF Health News Original

During the health reform debate, people with pre-existing conditions lobbied for affordable health insurance. Now, HHS has issued new rules on how high-risk pools will work.

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Lawmakers: Extend Medicaid Subsidies To Help African-American Seniors

By Phil Galewitz July 20, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Three black members of Congress say minority nursing home patients would be disproportionately affected if Congress fails to extend bonus payments to state Medicaid programs.

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‘Door Knockers’ Help Uninsured Kids Get Coverage

By Phil Galewitz June 16, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The “Walkers/Talkers” program in New Orleans sends workers into the poorest neighborhoods to find uninsured children and then helps sign them up for Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

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HHS Relaxes Some Rules For Doctors, Hospitals To Get Aid For Electronic Health Records

By Phil Galewitz July 13, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The federal government is providing $27 billion over the next decade to reward doctors and hospitals for installing electronic health systems. But some hospital officials say the regulations are still too onerous.

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Health Insurance Costs Rise Sharply For Unemployed As COBRA Subsidy Ends

By Phil Galewitz and Andrew Villegas August 18, 2010 KFF Health News Original

When a program subsidizing health insurance for people who lose their jobs ended this year, it created a costly problem as the recession continues to throw workers off the payroll. COBRA coverage, which employees of many businesses can obtain after being laid off, typically is very expensive.

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What You Need To Know About The Government’s New Health Insurance Website

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The new health law mandated that the government set up a website to help consumers understand all of their insurance options. The site, http://www.healthcare.gov, launched July 1.

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Online Health Insurance Broker That Once Feared Overhaul Now Sees New Opportunities

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2010 KFF Health News Original

eHealthInsurance hopes to get government contract to run the new website that will serve consumers looking for insurance options.

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States, Community Groups Press Efforts To Sign Up Uninsured Children For Coverage

By Phil Galewitz June 16, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Federally funded initiatives to enroll kids in Medicaid and CHIP hold lessons for enrolling adults once health overhaul goes into effect in 2014.

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HHS Launching Health Website For Consumers This Week

By Phil Galewitz June 28, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A new federal website will give consumers a list of all private and government health care plans for individuals and small businesses in their areas. Insurers and advocacy groups are clashing over the data to be provided.

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How New Health Insurance Regulations Could Affect Some Premiums, Coverage

By Phil Galewitz June 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

As he trumpeted what he called a new “Patient’s Bill of Rights” Tuesday, President Barack Obama tried to calm fears that the new health law would increase insurance costs.

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Experts Outline Ways To Enroll Children, Adults In Medicaid

By Phil Galewitz June 16, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Experts say states can employ a variety of strategies to identify and enroll eligible children in the Medicaid and CHIP programs this year

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