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What You Should Know About The Obamacare Delay On Some Out-Of-Pocket Caps

By KFF Health News Editors August 14, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The federal health law brings many big changes to the nation’s health system; in some ways the changes are spelled out in detail in the law, and in other ways we learn about them only as implementation proceeds. As KHN’s Julie Appleby reported in April, and the New York Times reported yesterday, the law’s cap […]

HHS Will Allow ‘Unbanked’ People To Use Prepaid Debit Cards On Exchanges

By Sarah Varney August 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

At the urging of advocates for low-income consumers, the Obama administration said Wednesday that it is moving ahead with a rule requiring health plans accommodate households that do not have traditional bank accounts. One in four of the uninsured eligible for federal insurance subsidies does not have a bank account, according to a report released […]

Health Law Adds New Expense For Farmers: Insurance For Field Workers

By Sarah Varney August 21, 2013 KFF Health News Original

California’s mild climate means that farm work is a year-round business, and come 2015, the Affordable Care Act will require farm labor contractors to offer health insurance to field workers for the first time.

Obamacare Day One: A Tale Of Two States

By Sarah Varney and Jenny Gold October 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

There was a party atmosphere at Affordable Care Act events in California, where the law has been embraced, and in Virginia, where it has been resisted. But consumers will have very different experiences in the two states.

Can Humor Sell Health Insurance?

By Sarah Varney July 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

When the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges open for business in the fall, it will be a new game. Customers will be able to comparison shop in the new online marketplaces, and health insurers will have to sell themselves to the general public in a way they haven��t before. The law’s requirement that almost […]

Live Blog: Exchanges Launch, Government Shuts Down

By Stephanie Stapleton October 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

It’s Oct. 1, which means that the online insurance marketplaces created by the Affordable Care Act are launching. But it also means that the start of the new federal fiscal year was marked by a government shutdown. KHN helps you make sense of the day’s developments on this live blog and with our coverage of […]

Feds Pitch Broad Payment Options For Obamacare Customers

By Sarah Varney June 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Federal health officials have proposed that all health plans selling insurance on the new online marketplaces must allow for easy payment options for households without bank accounts or credit cards. The government’s decision to mandate a menu of payment options including cashier’s checks, money orders and re-loadable pre-paid debit cards comes amid increasing pressure from […]

Study: Health Law Protected Young Adults From High Hospital Bills

By Sarah Varney May 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Researchers at the RAND Corporation set out to find some hard data on one aspect of the health law: Does having medical insurance protect young adults from the financial ruin that often comes with a major injury or illness? The quick answer: Yes, it does. Since September 2010, the Affordable Care Act has allowed young […]

Obamacare Insurance Won’t Cover Weight-Loss Surgery In Many States

By Sarah Varney May 27, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In more than two dozen states, obesity treatments

California Insurance Exchange Rates: Not Too High, Not Too Low

By Sarah Varney May 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

On Thursday, the state cleared 13 health plans to offer insurance in its Obamacare online marketplace – at prices that are lower than expected.

Texas’ Struggling Rio Grande Valley Presses for Medicaid Expansion

By Sarah Varney May 21, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health providers and patients in Brownsville make do with one of the nation’s highest uninsured rates. With billions in federal funding on the line, Texas counties along the border with Mexico plead their case to Gov. Rick Perry.

How Will The ‘Unbanked’ Buy Insurance On The Exchanges?

By Sarah Varney May 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

One in five households in the United States has only a tenuous relationship with a traditional bank, and many of these people are also uninsured. It’s still an open question how the unbanked will buy insurance on the exchanges.

Senior Correspondent Sarah Varney Discusses What 2013 Will Hold For Health Care

January 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming in the new year: KHN Senior Correspondent Sarah Varney says she will follow the stories of people who will be affected the most by implementation of the health law.

In Arizona, Poorest, Sickest Patients Get Coordinated Care

By Sarah Varney February 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Can for-profit health insurance companies be trusted to take care of the vulnerable, expensive patients who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid? In Arizona, a state that has been known to resist federal health programs, private companies have been doing just that for many years.

Medicare & Aging News From KFF Health News — 2012

February 11, 2013 Page

KFF Health News has had a variety of coverage about Medicare, long-term care and other issues affecting seniors’ quality of care and life. Below is a complete list of our 2012 coverage. See Stories Published In: 2014 | 2013 KFF Health News’s coverage of aging and long-term care issues is produced with support from The […]

Children, Teens, Young Adults Focus Of Mental Health Provisions In Obama’s Gun Plan

By Sarah Varney January 17, 2013 KFF Health News Original

President Obama’s actions and proposals on reducing gun violence include efforts to address the nation’s fragmented and porous mental health system. Mental health advocates are buoyed by the attention given to an issue they say has been ignored for far too long.

As ‘Bodega Clinicas’ Fill Void, Officials Are Torn on Embracing Them

By Sarah Varney January 12, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The storefront doctor’s offices serve a vast number of uninsured Latino residents, in a kind of parallel, cash-only health system. But officials have little information on the quality of health care the clinicas provide, and whether they might be able to help fill persistent and profound gaps in Los Angeles’ strained safety net.

Is California Headed For State Vs. Counties Health Budget Battle?

By Sarah Varney January 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

SAN FRANCISCO – After four years of massive budget cuts to California’s public health insurance programs – and the voters’ approval of a tax increase – Gov. Jerry Brown is laying down his scalpel. Brown presented his proposed budget for the coming year on Thursday, including an additional $350 million in funding for the state’s […]

Post-Election, Insurance Exchanges, Other Health Care Issues Loom Large In States

November 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Six public radio reporters – Martha Bebinger (Mass.), Sarah Varney (Calif.), Elizabeth Stawicki (Minn.), Erika Beras (Penn.), Lynn Hatter (Fla.) and Elana Gordon (Missouri) – talk about how yesterday’s vote could affect the future of the health law implementation and public health in their states.

Advocates Sue To Change The ‘Nursing Cliff’ In California

By Sarah Varney December 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

It was some 21st birthday present. When Pablo Carranza turned 21 in September, California’s Medicaid agency notified him that the around-the-clock nursing care he receives at the Chula Vista, Calif., home he shares with his mother would be sharply cut back. Carranza has muscular dystrophy and can only move his left thumb and his eyes. The […]

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