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As Ballet Stretches Her Body’s Limits, Insurance Brings Peace of Mind

By Heidi de Marco July 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

When you pirouette for a living, injury is nearly certain. But one veteran says coverage under the nation’s health law provided some relief.

Health Law Spurs Focus On Faster Drug Development

By Daniela Hernandez August 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The Cures Acceleration Network’s mission is to fund research that can be speedily transformed into treatments and to streamline the drug-approval process.

Future Uncertain For VA Rural Health Pilot Program

By Bryan Thompson, Kansas Public Radio June 19, 2014 KFF Health News Original

TOPEKA — Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., said a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pilot program offering timely, quality health care to rural veterans is being allowed to expire in a few months, even as major legislation moves through both houses of Congress that would have similar goals as the pilot program. The pilot program is called […]

Say What? Many Patients Struggling To Learn The Foreign Language Of Health Insurance

By Anna Gorman June 16, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Decoding premiums, co-insurance, co-pays and deductibles has some people reeling

Rape Victims May Have To Pay For Some Medical Services

By Michelle Andrews June 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Federal law seeks to keep sexual assault victims from paying for forensic exams, but in some states they may have to cover tests and treatment for pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections.

Advocates Say Florida Consumers To Pay For State Lawmakers’ Decision

By Phil Galewitz August 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Republicans were quick to pounce Monday on Florida’s announcement that residents buying health insurance on the individual market for next year will face a 13.2 percent average increase in monthly premiums — one of the steepest rate hikes announced for any state. “Obamacare is a bad law that just seems to be getting worse,” said […]

Health Law Calls For Some Workers To Be Automatically Enrolled In Coverage

By Michelle Andrews August 5, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A provision of the ACA that could be implemented as early as next year requires employers with more than 200 workers to sign up employees in one of the company’s plans. Workers may opt out, however.

ACA Hasn’t Boosted Use Of Mental-Health Care Services In Philly Region

By Robert Calandra, The Philadelphia Inquirer June 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Caregivers blame Pennsylvania’s decision not to expand Medicaid, as well as the continued stigma of seeking such care.

Texas Nurse Practitioners Look to Ease Supervision Rules

By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune May 19, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Texas lawmakers loosened some supervision requirements during the last legislative session, but nurse practitioners are still battling for increased autonomy in the state Medicaid program.

For Asian Immigrants, ACA Coverage Contains Mysteries

By Robert Calandra, Philadelphia Inquirer May 6, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In navigating the health law, Asian immigrants in Philadelphia, find that the obstacles can be both cultural and political.

California Makes Significant Progress In Enrolling Previously Uninsured, Survey Finds

By Anna Gorman July 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

But more than 40 percent of those who lacked coverage last fall still don’t have insurance.

School Nurses’ Role Expands With Access To Students’ Online Health Records

By Michelle Andrews June 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In a few districts, doctors and hospitals are making their records available to school health officials to help provide better care for children with chronic conditions.

Where We Are With Obamacare And Where We’re Going

October 27, 2014 Morning Briefing

An analysis by a team of New York Times reporters finds that after almost a year, the Affordable Care Act has succeeded in delivering on its main promises but has also fallen short in some ways. Other reports look at how consumers could be in for some surprises when open enrollment begins next month, including the possibility of being billed for two different plans, and how the SHOP exchanges for small businesses have gone live in Illinois and Missouri.

‘A Uniquely New Hampshire Approach’ To Medicaid Expansion

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2014 KFF Health News Original

New Hampshire became the 26th state today to embrace the federal health law’s expanded Medicaid program, with as many as 50,000 low-income residents expected to begin signing up. Coverage for those who enroll this month will take effect Aug. 15. Initially, most New Hampshire enrollees will join one of two Medicaid managed care plans in the […]

Obamacare Creates ‘Upheaval’ At Free Clinics

By Phil Galewitz August 7, 2014 KFF Health News Original

With many of their patients now insured under the law, most W. Va. free clinics are choosing to get paid by Medicaid.

California Doctors Among Those Charging Medicare The Most For Office Visits

By Lisa Pickoff-White and Lisa Aliferis and April Dembosky May 21, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Billing data show that some doctors charge the government much more than their peers in the same specialty by deeming almost all office visits “complex.”

Jury Is Still Out On Medicaid Managed Care

By Jim Doyle and Virginia Young, St. Louis Post-Dispatch June 4, 2014 KFF Health News Original

While a growing number of states are contracting with managed care companies to manage their Medicaid programs, there are still questions about cost savings and quality.

Methodology: How Hospital-Acquired Conditions Are Calculated

By Jordan Rau June 22, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Before assessing penalties, Medicare assesses rates of infection among patients with catheters in major veins and in the bladder and eight other patient injuries, such as blood clots, bed sores and accidental falls.

What To Do About Medical Debt

By Lexie Verdon April 25, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Medical debt is worrisome and embarrassing, but more importantly, it can have long-term financial consequences. Here are some tips that may be helpful to avoid or alleviate medical debt.

With Medical Debts Rising, Doctors Are More Aggressive About Payments

By Jenny Gold April 25, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Between 2008 and 2012, multispecialty practices saw their bad debt go up 14 percent, according to a recent survey, and some have begun to change their business practices in response.

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