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Today’s Headlines – Oct. 26, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how health policy issues are playing across the election landscape and how business leaders are urging a deficit deal with more taxes and with efforts to address entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid. The Associated Press/Los Angeles Times: CEOs Urge Congress To Reduce […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 14, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including stories detailing the politics stirred up by GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s return to Capitol Hill, as well as reports about new poll numbers and the latest about how health issues are playing on the campaign trail. The Wall Street Journal: Spending Package Passes […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 19, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how Medicare and women’s health issues are playing in a number of House and Senate races. The Wall Street Journal: Candidates Flock To Florida, Coveting Electoral Votes Polls show Mr. Romney doing well among some key groups. In a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC […]

Today’s Headlines – August 1, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton August 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the legislation to limit health spending approved by Massachusetts lawmakers. NPR: Under Health Law, ‘No-Cost’ Birth Control Starts Today Beginning today, most new and renewing health insurance plans must begin offering a broad array of women’s preventive health services, most notably coverage of […]

Doctors Will Have To Figure Out Who Gets ‘No-Cost’ Birth Control

By Eric Whitney August 2, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The new provision of the federal health law that waives cost sharing for women’s preventive health services may be a mandate on insurance companies, but it’s providers who are complaining about its burden. That’s because not all women are eligible for the cost sharing waiver at the same time. The rule went into effect Wednesday, […]

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 13, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton November 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports previewing this week’s actions regarding negotiations about the fiscal cliff. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Most Of America Would Be Hit By Tax Increases And Spending Cuts From ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Everyone who pays income tax — and some who don’t —will feel it. So will […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 18, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The New York Times: Limits Placed On Immigrants In Health Care Law The White House has ruled that young immigrants who will be allowed to stay in the United States as part of a new federal policy will not be eligible for health insurance coverage under President Obama’s health care overhaul. The decision — disclosed […]

Today’s Headlines – July 31, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton July 31, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including forward-looking reports about what the Medicaid expansion might look like if the GOP controls Congress and the White House, as well as how insurers are planning to use an expected tax reform effort to nix fees their industry will otherwise face under the health law. […]

GOP To Make 31st Attempt To Repeal Obamacare Act

By Tamara Keith, NPR News July 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. The House Rules Committee takes up a bill Monday called the “Repeal of Obamacare Act.” And just like it says, the bill would wipe away the president’s Affordable Care Act. A vote of the full House is planned for Wednesday. It’s the first legislative response from […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 19, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including a series of reports detailing who makes up Romney’s so-called “47 percent” who get tax breaks and what federal assistance they receive — whether it is Medicare, Medicaid or another entitlement program. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Analysis: Romney Describes Government’s Role As Dramatically More Limited […]

Today’s Headlines – July 27, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton July 27, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about a new effort launched by the Obama administration and insurers to fight health care fraud. The New York Times: Hospitals Are Worried About Cut In Fund For The Uninsured President Obama’s health care law is putting new strains on some of the nation’s […]

Today’s Headlines — Sept. 20, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

NPR’s The Two-Way: Census: In 2011, Number Of Poor Americans Increased Young Americans are one of the first to feel the effects of the Affordable Care Act. … According to the Census, once young Americans aged 19 to 25 could be added to their parents’ plans, there was a 3.5 percent increase in the number […]