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5 Outside-The-Box Ideas For Fixing The Individual Insurance Market

By Julie Rovner August 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As lawmakers look for ways to stabilize the health law marketplaces, a number of ideas — such as expanding who can “buy in” to Medicare and Medicaid or pushing young adults off their parents’ plans into the marketplaces — might come into play.

Abortion Debates Ramp Up in Many States; Planned Parenthood Begins Search For Next President

February 8, 2018 Morning Briefing

While Mississippi’s House recently passed the strictest bill on record, banning abortions more than 15 months after contraception, other states eye limits for certain fetal conditions. Meanwhile, former Planned Parenthood board member Anna Quindlen is tagged to lead the search to replace Cecile Richards.

In Strong-Arm Tactic, Trump Puts Congressional Health Benefits Into Play

By Julie Rovner August 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

By taking aim at the subsidies received by some congressional staff members who, under the Affordable Care Act, are mandated to get their health coverage from the Obamacare exchanges, the president reignited an old fight.

Pioneering Cancer Gene Therapy Gets Green Light — And $475,000 Price Tag

By Liz Szabo August 30, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The USA’s first approved gene therapy — to be used to fight leukemia that resists standard therapies — will cost $475,000 for a one-time treatment.

CBO: Killing Cost-Sharing Subsidies Would Hike Silver Plan Premiums And Deficit

By Phil Galewitz August 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The change would not be expected to have much long-term effect on the number of uninsured people. But it could cause a shift in which plans are popular with marketplace customers.

Who Knew Senate Health Bill Debate Could Be So Complicated?

By Julie Rovner July 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The deliberations will be strictly governed by a time limit on debate and strict rules about what is germane.

Insurance Commissioners Say Help Offered By Congress Is Not Enough To Save Market

By Julie Rovner and Rachel Bluth September 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Making needed fixes to Obamacare before next year may be more difficult — and expensive — than Senate leaders think, state insurance commissioners suggested at a Senate hearing Wednesday.

One Nurse Per 4,000 Pupils = Not The Healthiest Arrangement

By Ana B. Ibarra Photos by Heidi de Marco October 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

School districts in California and around the country face a long-standing shortage of nurses, mostly because of tight budgets. But some districts are finding creative ways to reduce the problem.

Cruz Plan Gets Thumbs Up From HHS But Thumbs Down From Most Everyone Else

By Julie Appleby and Julie Rovner July 19, 2017 KFF Health News Original

During another day of fast-moving developments, Senate Republicans signaled their intent to attempt to bring an updated repeal-and-delay bill to the floor for a vote next week.

Americans Eager For Leaders To Cooperate To Make Health Law Work

By Phil Galewitz August 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Majorities of Democrats and Republicans — and people who say they are supporters of President Donald Trump — say they want the country to make the law successful.

Senate Parliamentarian Upends GOP Hopes For Health Bill

By Julie Rovner July 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The parliamentarian finds that provisions of the bill cannot go forward with a simple majority vote.

Reporter’s Notebook: In Health Care, A Good Price (Or Any Price) Is Hard To Find

By Jenny Gold September 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Not only are health prices hidden, industry players are contractually obligated to keep them secret. That’s why answering a simple question — how much does it cost to have a baby in Mountain View, Calif.? — became a journalistic quest.

Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears

By Phil Galewitz November 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The recent announcement by a top administration official that the federal government will entertain requests to implement work requirements for many adult Medicaid enrollees has raised concerns among advocates for the program.

5 Ways GOP Reforms Could Change Your Health Plan Options

By Julie Appleby July 18, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A key bill provision would likely lower premiums, but coverage would be skimpier with consumers left to figure out the trade-offs.

Enriched By The Poor: California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid

By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman November 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. But some insurance companies are reaping spectacular profits off the taxpayer-funded program in California, even when the state finds their patient care is subpar.

Trump’s Order Advances GOP Go-To Ideas To Broaden Insurance Choices, Curb Costs

By Julie Appleby October 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

But the approaches are not new and critics worry that these changes will leave some consumers with skimpier plans that expose them to high medical bills.

Anthem’s Retreat Leaves Californians With Fewer Choices, More Worries

By Pauline Bartolone and Anna Gorman and Chad Terhune August 2, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The nation’s second-largest insurer is shrinking its presence on Obamacare exchanges and in the broader individual market in response to prevailing uncertainty. California is just the latest — and the biggest — example.

Guess Who Pays The Price When Hospital Giants Hire Your Private Practitioner?

By Jenny Gold September 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Gobbling up doctors’ independent practices is lucrative for hospital systems — but not necessarily a good deal for the physicians or consumers, critics say. Northern California is a case in point.

Opposition To GOP Repeal Bill Inches Up And Intensifies

By Jordan Rau July 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Six in 10 Americans say they do not approve of the Senate Republicans’ plan to replace Obamacare, according to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Your Credit Score Soon Will Get A Buffer From Medical-Debt Wrecks

By Michelle Andrews July 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Starting in September, the three main agencies will wait 180 days before including a medical debt on a credit report.

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