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A little-noticed provision of the health law calls for increasing reimbursements to doctors who provide quality care at lower cost and reducing payments to physicians who run up costs without better results.
New consumer-friendly statements urge seniors to report suspicious charges and make it easier to appeal denials of coverage.
The revolving door at the top of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services raises questions about the key agency implementing the health law.
As the health law heads to the Supreme Court, public opinion about the policies remains almost as divided as it was when President Obama signed it into law two years ago.
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about the latest movement in House Republican efforts to repeal a key part of the health reform law -- the Independent Payment Advisory Board. One House committee passed a repeal of IPAB Tuesday while another held a hearing on it. The full House is expected to vote on a repeal of IPAB as early as the end of March.
The state's largest employer group and a coalition of congregations are putting pressure on state legislators to curb spending dramatically.
Republicans say they can overhaul the entitlement program while still offering the current option. But it may not look the same as it does today.
New CEO John Haupert says federal and state efforts to trim the health care program for low-income residents could harm his safety-net hospital.
The numbers are still small but some women opt to have their babies at home because of the convenience and to save money.
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