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Sebelius Signal To States: Don’t Roll Back Medicaid Eligibility

By Phil Galewitz July 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

In letter to governors, HHS Secretary Sebelius urges states to “take advantage of unusually generous” Medicaid expansion deal.

Today’s Headlines – July 26, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton July 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of a new study that finds Medicaid may help people live longer. Politico: White House Tailors Minority Health Care Pitch The message: Blacks and Hispanics, among whom uninsured rates are significantly higher than among whites, stand to benefit disproportionately under the health law, gaining […]

Today’s Headlines – July 24, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton July 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news from the campaign season as well as reports from the international AIDS conference currently taking place in Washington, D.C. The Wall Street Journal: Deloitte: One In 10 U.S. Employers To Drop Health Coverage Around one in 10 employers in the U.S. plans to drop […]

California Races To Enroll Uninsured

By Russ Mitchell June 29, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The state with the highest number of uninsured pledges to make shopping for coverage as easy as buying shoes on Zappos.

Today’s Headlines – August 13, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton August 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning, here are your headlines: CBS News: “60 Minutes”: Romney, Ryan Answer Critics Of Medicare Position Romney answered critics who say Ryan’s Medicare plan will hurt the ticket’s chances, especially in Florida. “There’s only one president that I know of in history that robbed Medicare, $716 billion to pay for a new risky program […]

Taking A Risk To Secure Health Insurance

By Randy Dotinga June 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

A southern California writer explains why he chose to go without coverage for six months so he could secure a better health plan for 18 months. But his strategy is not a sure thing.

Washington State Bill Would Require Abortion Coverage

By Christian Torres January 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

“Personhood” has dominated the abortion debate in recent months, highlighted by the failure of a high-profile constitutional amendment in Mississippi. And while abortion rights advocates in several states continue to defend against other bills that would define an embryo or fetus as a person, advocates in Washington state are taking the offensive. Democratic members of […]

California Lawmakers Move Bills To Guarantee Health Coverage

By Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio June 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Pre-existing conditions would not prevent a Californian from buying health insurance on the individual market in 2014, if state lawmakers succeed with a push to make sure the main tenets of the national health law survive in the state – no matter how the U.S. Supreme Court rules later this month. Last week lawmakers put […]

Mitt Romney On Health Care

By David Schultz and Matthew Fleming August 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

KHN has assembled an overview of Mitt Romney’s record as governor of Massachusetts and the positions he has taken on the campaign trail.

Today’s Headlines – July 18, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton July 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of a new report that offers a gloomy fiscal forecast for states as they confront rising health care costs, underfunded pensions and a range of other economic challenges. NPR: Could The Health Law End Up Back In Court? Opponents Think So If you thought […]

Health Insurance Exchanges In Many States Held Up By Uncertainty About Supreme Court

By J. Duncan Moore Jr. June 10, 2012 KFF Health News Original

State-based health insurance exchanges – a centerpiece of the law designed to expand coverage to millions of people – are on hold as many states delay implementation of the federal health law.

Today’s Headlines – July 6, 2012

By Lexie Verdon July 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Los Angeles Times: Obama Takes The Offensive On His Healthcare Law A week after the Supreme Court upheld most of President Obama’s signature domestic policy achievement, the politics of healthcare held center stage in the presidential campaign, shoving aside the economic debate that has dominated most of the last several months. In a notable shift […]

Debt Collectors In The ER

By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio June 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Patients who had been asked to pay up while writhing in pain testify at a hearing called by Sen. Al Franken in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Boehner Orders Members To Forget High Fives If Court Strikes Health Law

By Mary Agnes Carey June 21, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Just in case House Republicans were planning a series of public chest-bumps, high-fives and keg parties if the Supreme Court decides to strike down all or parts of the health law, House Speaker John Boehner is shutting that down right now. “There will be no spiking of the ball,” Boehner warned Thursday in a memo […]

Today’s Headlines – June 5, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton June 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Los Angeles Times: Congress Shifting Attention To Women’s Issues, Healthcare Congress returns its attention this week to women’s issues, with the Senate voting on legislation to ensure paycheck equity as GOP front-runner Mitt Romney tapped a Republican congresswoman to be his campaign liaison in the House. … The House this week is expected to take […]

California Bullish On Health Exchange-No Matter What

By Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio June 15, 2012 KFF Health News Original

California Democratic lawmakers have been introducing legislation that would replicate key pieces of the federal law, so the state will continue to develop its health insurance exchange even if the Supreme Court overturns the law.

Is Magnetic Pulse Treatment An Answer For People Suffering From Drug-Resistant Depression?

By Julie Appleby August 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Supporters say the $10,000 treatment is worth the cost, but others raise questions about its long-term effectiveness.

Denver Debate: Obama And Romney On ‘Obamacare’

October 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The bulk of Wednesday night’s presidential debate in Denver focused on the topic of health care. In this segment, President Barack Obama and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney discuss the 2010 health law.

Today’s Headlines – June 12, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton June 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your morning headlines: The Wall Street Journal: Insurers Stand Firm On Benefits Three of the biggest U.S. health insurers said they plan to keep offering some benefits now required under the federal health overhaul legislation, even if the Supreme Court strikes down the entire law. Humana Inc., Aetna Inc. and UnitedHealth […]

Today’s Headlines – August 9, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton August 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about campaign trail sparring over women’s health issues, a political ad that has drawn criticism and a Romney aide’s response. Los Angeles Times: Survey: 61% Of Employers Expect Cost Increase From Healthcare Law More than 60% of employers in a new survey anticipate some […]

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