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Oregon’s DeMars: SCOTUS Decision Won’t Change State’s Reform Plans

June 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Even if the Supreme Court overturns the law, Chris DeMars, a senior program officer at Oregon’s Northwest Health Foundation, expects the state to move forward with insurance exchanges and an effort to coordinate care.

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Today’s Headlines – June 11, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton June 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your headlines: NPR: Health Care Decision Hinges On A Crucial Clause All of Washington is breathlessly awaiting the Supreme Court’s imminent decision on the Obama health care overhaul. Rumors circulate almost daily that the decision is ready for release. As usual, those rumors are perpetrated by people who know nothing, but […]

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Survey: Young Adults Don’t Necessarily Fit ‘Young Invincible’ Stereotype

By Christian Torres June 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Young adults’ insurance coverage has significantly improved since the passage of the health law, but this trend could be derailed by the Supreme Court’s much-anticipated ruling on the law, expected this month. One of the law’s most popular provisions requires insurers to cover people up to age 26 on their parents’ policies.  Roughly 6.6 million […]

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Today’s Headlines – June 13, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton June 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The Wall Street Journal: Health-Care Law Or Not, Insurance Is Set To Change As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the federal health overhaul, health insurers are in the spotlight. The law has been reshaping the health insurers’ business—requiring, for instance, that they spend a set share of premium dollars on health care, or […]

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Minnesota Seeks Bridge Across ‘Affordability Gap’

By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio May 23, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Under the 2010 health law, millions of Americans will gain access to affordable health insurance. But in Minnesota, many are concerned that an affordability gap will remain for about 100,000 low-income Minnesotans.

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Team USA Goes For The Gold

By Christian Torres June 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

For the first time, the U.S. Olympic Committee is digitizing health records for the athletes who will be competing in London. Some say this step is a sign that electronic medical records are finally catching up to the demands of specialized health care.

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Today’s Headlines – May 17, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton May 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your headlines: Los Angeles Times: Congress’ Partisan Fight Persists Despite High-Level Overture As President Obama welcomed congressional leaders for a White House chat over hoagies about setting aside differences to improve the economy, a far different scenario was unfolding at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Republicans in the House and […]

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Today’s Headlines – May 7, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton May 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy day to you! It may be Monday, but let these headlines take your mind off it: The Washington Post: The Associated Press/Chicago Tribune: House GOP Plan Cuts Social Programs To Stave Off Pentagon Cuts Fully one-fourth of the House GOP spending cuts come from programs directly benefiting the poor, such as Medicaid, food stamps, […]

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From Zambia To Kansas City: One Woman’s AIDS Odyssey

By Elana Gordon, KCUR July 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

More than 6,000 people in the Kansas City region are living with HIV/AIDS, including Bester Seemani, who says an AIDS diagnosis twelve years ago completely changed her life and her journey back home to Zambia.

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Mass. Senate Skirts End-Of-Life Counseling Controversy

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR May 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Updated at 11:00 a.m. on May 24. With no debate, and a quick call of the ayes and nays, the Massachusetts Senate approved a requirement last week that all doctors and nurses talk to dying patients about their end-of-life options. The measure was included in a sweeping health care costs bill that the House expects […]

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$18 For A Baby Aspirin? Hospitals Hike Costs For Everyday Drugs For Some Patients

By Susan Jaffe April 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

People who are not admitted to the hospital

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Today’s Headlines – April 20, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton April 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! Here are your morning headlines: Los Angeles Times: House Passes 20% Tax Cut For Businesses Despite a veto threat from President Obama, the Republican-led House approved a 20% election-year tax cut for most companies intended to entice them to pick up the pace of hiring and, thus, boost the economy. Democrats, though, said […]

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Sued Over An $1,800 Hospital Bill

By Jenny Gold April 27, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Charity care at nonprofit hospitals is scrutinized by state and federal officials, as hospitals go to great lengths to collect unpaid debts from patients.

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Health Care Decision Hinges On A Crucial Clause

By Nina Totenberg, NPR News June 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The case could be a turning point in the Supreme Court’s 200-year history with the Commerce Clause.

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3 Large Insurers Promise To Keep Many Popular Features Of Health Law If High Court Strikes It Down

By Julie Appleby June 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Humana said no matter how the Supreme Court rules on the health law, they would continue to allow young adults coverage on their parents’ plans and offer no-copayment preventive services.

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Poor, Sick And Expensive: Colorado’s Scaled-Down Medicaid Expansion

By Eric Whitney, Colorado Public Radio April 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The state is one of just a few that is expanding Medicaid ahead of a major expansion called for in 2014 by the federal health law. Though the state estimates that 50,000 people meet the income bar, Colorado will only be able to offer coverage to 10,000 people.

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Today’s Headlines – June 14, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton June 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The Wall Street Journal: Republicans See Advantages In Go-Slow Approach On Bills Democrats accuse GOP leaders of deliberately dragging their feet on legislation that might help the economy, as it might also boost President Barack Obama’s re-election prospects. Republican leaders deny that. They blame Democrats for blocking GOP efforts to extend tax cuts and avert […]

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Today’s Headlines – April 17, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton April 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Reuters/Chicago Tribune: U.S. Cites Assurant Unit Over Health Premium Hike U.S. officials on Monday cited two health insurers for excessive premium increases, under consumer protection rules of President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law that could soon be nullified by the Supreme Court (4/16). The Wall Street Journal: Romney Woos Conservative Leaders Mitt Romney, while ramping […]

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Lots of ‘C’s As Hospitals Get Graded For Patient Safety

By Jordan Rau June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The cities of New York and Los Angeles grade their restaurants on cleanliness and the precautions they take to avoid making customers sick. Now hospitals are getting similar assessments for their patient safety records from the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit devoted to patient safety. For 2,651 hospitals, Leapfrog created a single letter grade out of […]

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Migrant Health Clinics Caught In Crossfire Of Immigration Debate

By Phil Galewitz June 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The hunt for illegal immigrants interferes with federally funded care for farmworkers.

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