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Cash-And-Carry Health Insurance For Some In Los Angeles

By Sarah Varney April 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

With the help of their mobile phones, people will be able to pay their health insurance premiums for L.A. Care Covered in cash at convenience stores around the city.

Conservatives’ Aversion To Planned Parenthood Funding At Center Of Current Budget Fight

September 21, 2015 Morning Briefing

A government shutdown could occur if a temporary budget is not passed by the end of the month. However, passage of a short-term spending bill faces opposition from conservatives who are troubled by federal funding for the reproductive health organization. But GOP congressional leaders fear that a shutdown could risk the party’s White House bid.

Tougher Vaccine Exemption Bill In Calif. Clears First Hurdle

By Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio April 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The state Senate health committee passed the bill after a debate that drew several hundred protesters to Sacramento.

Facing Death But Fighting The Aid-In-Dying Movement

By Stephanie O'Neill, Southern California Public Radio May 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A young mother with a grave lung disease worries that a California bill that would make assisted suicide legal could pressure terminally ill people to end their lives.

Who Should Pay To Save The Sight Of An Uninsured South Carolina Man?

By Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer May 13, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A self-employed handyman chose not to buy health insurance. Now, with his savings exhausted and health problems that may lead to blindness, The Charlotte Observer blogs about how his case poses economic, as well as moral challenges.

Montana Moderates Revive Medicaid Expansion

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio April 9, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A crucial vote Thursday could make Montana the 29th state to opt into the health law’s Medicaid expansion.

How Will The Health Care Subsidies Decision Affect Everyday Americans?

June 18, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Supreme Court is expected to rule on healthcare subsidies soon. As the country awaits the decision, NewsHour interviewed people who would be personally affected by the ruling, and Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News answers their concerns.

850,000 Floridians Stuck In Health Care Limbo — And No Solution In Sight

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald April 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

With legislators seemingly deadlocked on Medicaid expansion in Florida, residents in the “coverage gap” are stitching together their medical care through personal ingenuity, half doses of medicines and low-cost clinics.

Calif. Advocates Hail Coverage Of Children In State Illegally, Seek Inclusion Of Adults

By Anna Gorman July 7, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The budget deal announced by Gov. Jerry Brown last month grants Medicaid coverage to young Californian immigrants who are in the state without legal permission. Now comes the push for coverage of their parents and other adults.

Growing Pains For State Obamacare Exchanges

June 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Minnesota, Colorado and Connecticut are figuring out how to continue running their health insurance marketplaces as federal start-up funding runs out.

Insurer Uses Patients’ Personal Data To Predict Who Will Get Sick

By Todd Bookman, WHYY June 8, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A Philadelphia health insurance company analyzes its clients’ health data and other factors to find the frailest and assign them health coaches. That may improve health, but is it a breach of privacy?

VA Clinics Get $3 Billion In Highway Bill

July 31, 2015 Morning Briefing

The Department of Veteran Affairs warned that some VA hospitals would have to close next month if they don’t get the additional funding. President Barack Obama is likely to sign the bill.

Some Face A Big Bill From Medi-Cal — After They Die

By Lisa Aliferis, KQED March 27, 2015 KFF Health News Original

California is one of the few states that charge the estates of deceased Medicaid beneficiaries for the cost of their health coverage. A bill is moving through the state legislature to stop the practice.

A Look Back As Congress Repeals Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ Law

April 17, 2015 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Julie Rovner reflects on the constant battle over what Medicare pays doctors — a fight that ended this week as President Obama signed into law an overhaul that repeals the old method and institutes new provisions to pay doctors based on the quality of care they give.

Policy Shift By Nation’s Largest Insurer Could Leave Some With Unexpected Bills

By Jordan Shapiro, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch March 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

UnitedHealthcare is no longer routinely paying for out-of-network emergency room physicians and other specialists even when they work for hospitals in the insurer’s network.

How Getting Married Affects Health Insurance Tax Credits

By Michelle Andrews April 28, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers readers’ questions about cost and coverage.

Errors Can Turn Affordable Care Benefits To Customer Torment

By Ann Doss Helms, The Charlotte Observer March 23, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Pairing federal payments with private insurance brings benefits to many but creates dueling bureaucracies for some customers caught between them.

Audit: Missouri Medicaid Failed To Bill Drugmakers For More Than $50M In Rebates

By Jordan Shapiro, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch April 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

HHS auditors recommend Missouri repay more than $34 million to the federal government, but state officials dispute the findings.

High-Deductible Health Plans Can Ruin Finances

By Ann Doss Helms, Charlotte Observer April 6, 2015 KFF Health News Original

While coverage that requires enrollees to have ‘skin in the game’ is supposed to spur smarter consumer choices, the costs can be staggering for some.

Medicaid Expands In Other States, But Not Florida

By Daniel Chang, Miami Herald April 20, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Other states have overcome political opposition to Medicaid expansion and adopted plans to bring government-subsidized coverage to more of their low-income residents.

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