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A Consumers’ Guide To The Health Reform Bills

By Mary Agnes Carey and Julie Appleby and Phil Galewitz and Jordan Rau November 20, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The Senate and House health bills differ in important ways. We ask and answer questions consumers might have about the bills.

Obama’s Speech: A Sampling Of Reactions From Consumers

September 10, 2009 KFF Health News Original

KHN interviewed several Americans about their reactions to the president’s speech: Was it persuasive? How would the proposals he outlined affect you and your family?

For Major Health Industry Players, Reform’s Positives Outweigh Negatives

By Phil Galewitz August 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

As congressional legislation takes shape, most of the major health care players – hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, health insurers and pharmaceutical companies – are likely to benefit over the long term.

Checking In With Ascension Health, Largest Catholic Health System

August 18, 2009 Page

With 66 general hospitals, cancer centers, home services, clinics and nursing homes, Ascension Health is an important player in the U.S. health care system. President and CEO Anthony Tersigni has a message for Washington lawmakers: “We want to make sure we keep the agenda on the right focus – caring for all in this country.”

Will Emphasis on Prevention Bring Health Costs Down?

By Phil Galewitz August 4, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Obama and congressional leaders hope to reduce health care spending by promoting prevention to catch disease early. But some insurance and health officials say such efforts-although laudable-may not cut overall health costs.

“Free-Rider” Penalty For Employers Draws Ire From Advocates, Yawns From Business

By Phil Galewitz July 30, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Unions and advocates for low-income workers are criticizing a possible Senate Finance Committee move to drop an employer mandate in favor of a “free-rider” penalty. The provision would require companies to pay for part of the subsidies for uninsured workers to buy health insurance on the proposed exchanges. Business lobbyists say it’s better than a straight mandate.

Hospitals Divided Over Proposal For Medicare Payment Czar

By Phil Galewitz July 24, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Powerful hospital trade associations are opposing President Obama’s plan for an independent commission to determine how much Medicare pays doctors and hospitals. But certain “model” hospital systems – such as CHRISTUS Health – are breaking ranks and supporting the idea.

Poll Shows Growing Anxiety About Health Overhaul

By Phil Galewitz July 23, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Public support for an overhaul the U.S. health care system has slipped somewhat, according to a new poll. But a majority of Americans still believe that “it is more important than ever to take on health care reform now.”

Local Hospitals and Doctors Join Forces to Improve Health Care, Restrain Costs

By Phil Galewitz July 22, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Even as an overhaul of the nation’s health care system gets bogged down in Congress, hospitals, doctors and administrators from around the country talk about how they have changed the way they operate to bolster health care in their home towns.

‘Model’ Health Systems Press Case For Medicare Fix In Reform

By Phil Galewitz July 20, 2009 KFF Health News Original

When talking about his vision for the U.S. health care system, President Barack Obama points to places like the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and Intermountain Healthcare in Utah, which are known for providing high-quality, low-cost care.

Highly Praised Health Systems Say Medicare Payment Practices Need Overhaul

By Phil Galewitz July 17, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Integrated health systems have won kudos for their performances from President Obama. But officials at the health systems say the health overhaul bills being debated in Congress don’t reward them or encourage others to imitate them. They want lawmakers to move more aggressively to change the Medicare payment system to prod hospitals and doctors to provide better, less expensive care.

ACOs: A Quick Primer

By Phil Galewitz July 17, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The hot new concept in health care–Accountable Care Organizations– would get a test run in pilot projects included in health overhaul legislation.

Checking In With Richard Umbdenstock

June 19, 2009 Page

As head of the American Hospital Association, Richard Umbdenstock has a daunting task: fending off billions of dollars in payment cuts to hospitals proposed by the Obama administration to help pay for a health care overhaul. Umbdenstock has been president and CEO of AHA, which represents 5,000 hospitals, since 2007. Before that, he headed Providence Health & Services, a large hospital system in Spokane, Wash. He talked to KFF Health News Correspondent Phil Galewitz.

Medicaid: True Or False?

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid is front and center in the debate on overhauling the U.S health system and expanding coverage to the uninsured. With 60 million enrollees, Medicaid dwarfs other insurance programs, including its cousin, Medicare, which covers 44 million elderly and disabled people. Here’s a chance to test your knowledge of Medicaid.

Analysis: Why Health Care Reformers Are Wooing Skeptical Seniors

By Phil Galewitz June 25, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The over-65 crowd, with its outsized political clout, will have a big say in the fate of any health overhaul. And that helps explain a recent agreement on drug discounts involving the pharmaceutical industry, the White House and Congress.

Workers Face Higher Costs for Employer-Sponsored Insurance

By Andrew Villegas, KFF Health News Staff Writers and Phil Galewitz September 15, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Employers are passing on more of the expense of rising health insurance costs to their workers through higher deductibles and co-payments, according to new survey.

Hospitals, After Agreeing to Cuts, Push Ahead With a Full Agenda

By Phil Galewitz and Eric Pianin July 8, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Hospital officials today agreed to federal-payment cuts to help pay for a health care overhaul. They hope their concessions will build good will with the Obama administration and Democratic lawmakers. They’re pressing for action on a host of other issues, including Medicaid reimbursements and funding for graduate medical education.

Hospital Deal Could Come Wednesday

By Laurie McGinley and Phil Galewitz July 7, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The hospital industry is nearing a deal with the White House and congressional Democrats to accept Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Such an agreement, coming on the heels of one with the drug industry, would increase momentum for overhauling the health care system by providing additional funds to finance the effort.

Hospitals Close to Agreeing to $150 Billion-$170 Billion in Cuts for Health Reform

By Laurie McGinley and Phil Galewitz July 2, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Exclusive: The hospital industry is nearing a deal with the White House and congressional Democrats to accept Medicare and Medicaid cuts. Such an agreement, coming on the heels of one with the drug industry, would increase momentum for overhauling the health care system by providing additional funds to finance the effort.

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