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A Looming Tax On High-End Health Plans Draws Fire From Many Sides

By Mark Zdechlik, Minnesota Public Radio October 15, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A plan to tax high-value health insurance plans is meeting stiff resistance from both sides of the aisle in Congress despite calls to make employers more demanding health coverage shoppers – and the $87 billion in revenue the tax could generate over the next decade.

The North Carolina Experiment: How One State Is Trying To Reshape Medicaid

By Michael Tomsic, WFAE October 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

With legislation that passed last month, North Carolina is trying to build a hybrid managed care, accountable care model – with doctors, hospitals and insurance companies all sharing some risk. Advocates worry it could eclipse gains made by Medicaid in the state in the past.

A Tale Of Two Obamacare Co-Op Insurers: One Standing, One Falling

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio and Jeff Cohen, WNPR November 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Co-ops, the startup, nonprofit insurance companies ushered in by the health law, have failed in 12 states. But 11 co-ops are still hanging on.

Suing A Nursing Home Could Get Easier Under Proposed Federal Rules

By Ina Jaffe, NPR News October 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Many families must sign a binding arbitration agreement when a loved one is admitted to a nursing home, pledging not to sue if something goes wrong. Proposed rules would ban that requirement.

California Passes Bill Delaying Transfer Of Fragile Kids Into Managed Care

By Barbara Feder Ostrov September 7, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Opponents of a state plan to move tens of thousands of seriously ill or disabled children into Medicaid managed care plans applaud the move to postpone the transfer.

Consumers With COBRA Coverage Should Weigh Moving To Health Law Plans

By Michelle Andrews September 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

COBRA, which employees can buy when they leave a workplace if they pick up the entire cost of the plan, can be more expensive.

Add This To Challenges Of Old Age: Keeping Your Teeth

By Anna Gorman December 8, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Many seniors either resist or can’t afford regular dental care, putting them at high risk of gum disease, tooth loss and other serious health complications.

Skipped Care A Side Effect Of High-Deductible Health Plans

By Lisa Stiffler, The Seattle Times January 13, 2015 KFF Health News Original

High deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs related to health insurance have become a rising concern among consumers and health-care providers.

Medicaid Spending Soars — Mostly In Expansion States

By Phil Galewitz October 15, 2015 KFF Health News Original

New report finds the annual increase in Medicaid spending is the largest in at least two decades, spurred by the federal health law expansion.

Pecked By A Chicken? Sucked Into A Jet Engine? There’s a Code For That

By Barbara Feder Ostrov October 1, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Voluminous and sometimes wacky new medical diagnostic codes in “ICD-10” have staffers at hospitals and doctors’ offices reaching for bromides.

Clinton Seeks To Build On Health Law, But Does She Have The Rx For Rising Health Costs?

By Julie Rovner September 25, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Democratic president candidate’s proposals to save consumers money are questioned by experts and health industry officials.

Getting The Word Out: Obamacare Is For Native Americans Too

By Anna Gorman September 8, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Many Native Americans rely entirely on free care from the financially strapped Indian Health Service. Advocates say signing up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act can broaden their choices.

UnitedHealthcare Expands Effort To Rein In Rising Costs Of Cancer Treatment

By Julie Appleby October 29, 2015 KFF Health News Original

As part of an effort to pinpoint what’s driving up health expenditures, the insurer is broadening a pilot program to include about 500 more oncologists, bringing the total to 650 physicians in seven states.

Credit Rating Agencies Agree To Be More Flexible About Medical Debt

By Michelle Andrews March 13, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Under the agreement, medical bills will not be added to a consumer’s credit report for six months to give the patient and insurer time to pay.

Ouch! Vaccination Rates for Older Adults Falling Short

By Phil Galewitz September 15, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Americans over 60 are risking illnesses by skipping their shots.

Millennium Health Files For Bankruptcy In Wake Of Settlement With Federal Government

November 11, 2015 Morning Briefing

Millennium Health, one of the largest drug-testing labs in the U.S., agreed last month to pay the federal government $256 million in a settlement regarding allegations of improper billing and overtesting.

Surprise! That Urgent Care Center May Send You A Big Bill (Just Like The ER)

By Julie Appleby July 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Many urgent care centers say they take your insurance. But that’s not the same thing as participating in the plan. It could mean you will get a big bill down the road.

Private Money Saves Colorado IUD Program As Fight Continues For Public Funding

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, Health News Colorado August 27, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A dozen foundations contributed a total of $2 million to help more low-income teens and women obtain IUDs and other long-acting contraceptives.

Enrollees In Pa.’s Medicaid Expansion Locked Out Of Substance Abuse Services

By Robert Calandra, Philadelphia Inquirer January 26, 2015 KFF Health News Original

An apparent glitch in enrolling Pennsylvania residents into that state’s Medicaid expansion, which was championed by former Gov. Tom Corbett, limits mental health and addiction services for enrollees.

Advocates For Disabled Are Troubled By California’s Assisted Suicide Bill

By Anna Gorman June 29, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Disability rights advocates say the bill allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients could lead some disabled people to prematurely end their lives.

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