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States Consider Limiting Patient Costs For Physical, Speech, Occupational Therapy

By Julie Appleby April 22, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Advocates want curbs on what consumers pay toward physical, occupation and speech therapy visits. Insurers say that could raise premiums.

Obama On The Stump: Don’t Turn Back The Clock On Health Reform

May 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

In a pair of speeches on Saturday, President Obama fired up Democratic party faithful in Ohio and Virginia. He spoke about his plans for — and record on — Medicare, health insurance and birth control. And he vowed that the country “will not go back to the days when insurance companies had unchecked power to cancel your policy.”

Today’s Headlines – April 19, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton April 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your a.m. headlines … The New York Times: In A Shift, Medicare Pushes Bids The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would vastly expand the use of competitive bidding to buy medical equipment for Medicare beneficiaries after a one-year experiment saved money for taxpayers and patients without harming the quality of […]

States Encounter Obstacles Moving Elderly And Disabled Into Community

By Jenni Bergal May 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Some states are moving faster than others in getting people out of nursing homes and institutions as part of an ambitious federal program.

Lawsuit Challenges Medicaid Managed Care Decision In Missouri

By Elana Gordon, KCUR May 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Missouri’s efforts to winnow contracts for its Medicaid managed care business are being challenged by one of the companies left out in the cold: Molina Healthcare, which alleges the state changed the bidding rules in the middle of the process.

Today’s Headlines – May 24, 2012

By Lexie Verdon May 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your headlines … The New York Times: For Hospitals And Insurers, New Fervor To Cut Costs Giselle Fernandez is only 17 but she has had more than 50 operations since she was born with a rare genetic condition. She regularly sees a host of pediatric specialists. … Her care has cost […]

N.Y. Governor Raps Insurers, Health Providers For ‘Unacceptable Opaqueness’ In Billing

By Julie Appleby March 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Too often patients who thought they had all the right approvals from their insurers get hit with surprise bills for out-of-network medical costs, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says in a report that calls on insurers, doctors and hospitals to help craft reforms. Complaints about out-of-network costs were among the most common found in a state […]

Wash. Bill Mandating Abortion Coverage Fails To Reach Vote

By Christian Torres March 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

In yet another hurdle for a bill that would require insurers to provide abortion coverage, advocates were not able to get a floor vote in the Washington state Senate for the Reproductive Parity Act. But, according to the bill’s proponents, it isn’t entirely off the table yet. Under the bill, public and private insurers that offer health […]

Medicare Spotlights Hospitals With Especially Costly Patients

By Jordan Rau May 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The new data, which include beneficiaries’ bills in the hospital and for 30 days afterward, are a first step toward using bonuses and penalties to encourage more efficient care.

A Tale Of Two Health Insurance Extremes

By Nicole Cohen and Martha Bebinger and Carrie Feibel, NPR March 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured residents — 25 percent — while Massachusetts’ is the lowest — less than 2 percent. We profile two people who are living the reality of that difference.

Today’s headlines – April 5, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton April 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s headlines look at the implications a Supreme Court decision could have on the November elections: The New York Times: Court’s Potential To Goad Voters Swings To Democrats Now strategists in both parties are suggesting this could be the Democrats’ year to make the court a foil to mobilize voters. The prospect arises […]

The IPAB: The Center Of A Political Clash Over How To Change Medicare

By Bara Vaida March 22, 2012 KFF Health News Original

A panel established by the health law to rein in Medicare spending is the target of a House GOP effort to begin dismantling the 2010 health law.

Medicare Combats Fraud With Billing Statements That Beneficiaries Can Understand

By Susan Jaffe March 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

New consumer-friendly statements urge seniors to report suspicious charges and make it easier to appeal denials of coverage.

Today’s Headlines – April 13, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton April 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! Here are your morning headlines … Reuters/Chicago Tribune: Sebelius Seeks Civil Rights Support For U.S. Healthcare Law A top U.S. administration official asked civil rights activists on Thursday to help defend President Barack Obama’s embattled healthcare law, saying the reform package faces an “enemy” determined to set American health policy back half a […]

Decision Day: Live Blog

By Jenny Gold June 28, 2012 KFF Health News Original

6:11 p.m.: It’s been a long long day, and Atticus Finch, Esq., the Affordable Care Cat, is pooped. We’re going to wrap up for the day, but thanks so much for joining us here on the KHN live blog. It’s been swell. 6:04 p.m.: Governors from all sorts of states respond to the health law […]

Some States Limit How Uninsured Pay For High-Risk Insurance

By Michelle Andrews March 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The states are concerned that third-party funding may drive up the number of people seeking to join the pre-existing condition insurance plans and exhaust the budgets provided by the federal government.

Massachusetts On Track To ‘Crack The Code’ For Health Care Cost Control

By Gov. Deval Patrick April 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

As his state’s health reforms mark their sixth anniversary, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick explains how he hopes to confront the next health reform challenges — controlling health care costs and overhauling the payment system.

Today’s Headlines – March 23, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 23, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! It’s the anniversary of President Obama signing the health reform law — here’s what the news has to say this morning: The New York Times: House Votes To Kill A Medicare Cost Panel In a rebuff to President Obama, the Republican-controlled House passed a bill on Thursday to abolish a Medicare cost control […]

Health On The Hill: Medicare’s Payment Change For Physicians

April 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Jordan Rau and Mary Agnes Carey discuss Medicare’s transition to compensating doctors based on the quality of the medical care they provide.

Today’s Headlines – March 26, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s the first day of arguments in front of the Supreme Court on the health law’s constitutionality, as though you could forget. Here’s some headlines to read while you stand in that line — or watch people stand in that line — outside the Supreme Court: The Washington Post: Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On […]

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