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Health Issues On The Ballot In The States

By KFF Health News Editors November 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Sprinkled throughout ballots across the country are state initiatives that run the gamut from education to animal rights to marriage. And health care is well-represented, too. The National Conference of State Legislatures labels health a “key issue” in this cycle’s roundup of state ballot questions. Here is a selection of those referenda, as reported by our […]

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 28, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton November 28, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how party positions on entitlement programs are playing into the ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations. The New York Times: House Republican Urges Party To Yield On Tax Cuts For Most Earners Democrats said they would not accept cuts to Medicare or Medicaid as part of […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 30, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the campaign landscape as well as issues related to the implementation of the health law. Los Angeles Times: Poll Finds 2012 Race Dead Even, Forsees Relatively High Turnout With only one week left in the 2012 campaign, a major new Pew Research Center […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 17, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including health policy highlights from last night’s presidential debate. The New York Times: Rivals Bring Bare Fists To Rematch President Obama and Mitt Romney engaged Tuesday in one of the most intensive clashes in a televised presidential debate, with tensions between them spilling out in interruptions, […]

States Count Down To Decisions On Health Exchanges

By Alvin Tran and Phil Galewitz November 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

With time running out, 17 states and D.C. commit to setting up the new markets, eight are undecided and the rest weigh partnering with the federal government — or letting the feds take over.

Insurers Get Ready For Exchanges, But Exchanges May Not Be Ready For Them

By Jay Hancock October 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Insurers are spending big dollars on marketing, technology and risk analysis of the new health care landscape. But with exchanges supposed to go live in late 2013, where and how companies will plunge – and how deep – is far from clear.

President’s Win Is Reprieve For ‘Obamacare’

By Jay Hancock November 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The president’s victory cements the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to millions but leaving weighty questions about how to pay for it.

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 14, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton November 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including details about how lines are being drawn regarding the ‘fiscal cliff’ negotiations. The New York Times: Obama Vows Firm Stance On Deficit-Reduction Plan President Obama reassured leaders of labor and progressive groups on Tuesday that he will not yield to Congressional Republicans and extend Bush-era […]

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 1, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton November 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including highlights from the campaign trail, from the top of the ticket to some of the attention-grabbing Senate races across the country, as well as a report that the Obama administration will not oppose efforts to reopen the religious challenge to the health law. The Wall […]

Democrats’ Medicare Offensive Falls Flat Against GOP

By Richard E. Cohen November 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

But the status quo on Capitol Hill doesn’t mean that the parties are unwilling to work on health care issues.

Obama Win Boosts Health Law, But States Still Control Its Destiny

By Phil Galewitz November 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

State lawmakers will control big coverage decisions, including whether to expand Medicaid to cover millions of uninsured.

Analysis: Access To Health Care Beginning To Look Like Airline Travel

By Michael L. Millenson September 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

This metaphor may be useful in decoding the gradations and complexities of insurance coverage and access to care.

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 29, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 29, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Despite the foul weather in our neck of the woods, Kaiser Health News is online and publishing today. If you’re in Sandy’s path, please be safe! The Washington Post: WaPo-ABC Track: 49 Romney, 48 Obama, Three Days Running For the third consecutive day of the Washington Post-ABC News national tracking poll, a single […]

Hospitals Tally Likely Costs From New Readmissions Penalties

By Jordan Rau August 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Across the country, hospitals are estimating how much money they are going to forfeit when Medicare’s new penalties for excess readmissions kick in. Hospitals are also issuing divergent verdicts on whether they think the program is a good idea or not. Starting in October, 2,211 hospitals will lose a portion of their regular Medicare reimbursements […]

When A Rock Star Tweets About The Uninsured

By Shefali S. Kulkarni October 16, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Among the many struggles for starving artists is a lack of health insurance — something Amanda Palmer, a musician, artist and formerly with punk band The Dresden Dolls — knows all too well. Yesterday Palmer tweeted about her struggles with insurance coverage after reading a New York Times column by Nicholas Kristof. Kristof wrote about […]

Tax Breaks For Organ Donors Aren’t Boosting Transplant Supply

By Richard Knox, NPR News August 31, 2012 KFF Health News Original

This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. Seventeen states offer tax incentives to people who donate a kidney, a portion of their liver or bone marrow for transplantation. But a study finds these sweeteners aren’t working. Researchers looked at what happened in the years before and after these tax incentives were passed and found no increase […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 11, 2012

By Andrew Villegas September 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports exploring how, based on his recent comments, Mitt Romney’s health law replacement goals could become tricky. The New York Times: It Will Be Tricky For Romney To Keep Best Of Health Law While Repealing It Mitt Romney’s pledge to guarantee access to health insurance […]

Avoiding The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Likely Means Changes In Medicare

By Mary Agnes Carey November 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Congress would probably look for cuts in the health care program for seniors and the disabled as it seeks to find ways to curb federal spending.

Young People Pay Less For Health Coverage, Older People Pay More, Under Maine’s ‘Market-Based’ Approach

By Julie Appleby September 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

State experiment gets scrutiny amid national debate over role of insurance regulation in rising coverage costs.

Medicare Fraud Squads Wield New Weapons

By Sarah Varney August 21, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The fraud squads who look for scams in the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs have some new weapons: tools and funding provided by the health law.

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