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Today’s Headlines – Oct. 28, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 28, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the health law’s public support, the latest on the super committee and news about the cost of Medicare Part B premiums. The Wall Street Journal: Repeal Health Law? It Won’t Be Easy Every Republican presidential candidate has promised to repeal the Obama […]

Price (Bill) Is Right For Cain’s Health Fix

By Marilyn Werber Serafini November 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Following an immediate repeal of the health law, Herman Cain as president would sign a replacement bill designed to reduce costs and increase coverage with less government involvement. The measure embraced by Cain on Wednesday was first offered in 2009 by Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., and was reintroduced this September. It has 19 House Republican cosponsors. “It’s the […]

Officials Looking To Cut Federal Spending Eye Medigap Policies

By Susan Jaffe November 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

They argue that if policies were less generous, seniors might reduce their trips to the doctor of find cheaper care, which would save the government money.

Appealing An Insurer’s Denial Is Often A Good Strategy

By Michelle Andrews June 20, 2011 KFF Health News Original

GAO finds most claims problems come from billing and eligibility issues, and beneficiaries often win when they appeal.

States Are Limiting Medicaid Hospital Coverage In Search For Savings

By Phil Galewitz October 31, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals say the burden of cost-cutting falls on them because they’ll be stuck with the bill for care if Medicaid refuses to pay.

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 14, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton November 14, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the Supreme Court’s expected health law announcement; about where things stand with the super committee and its fast-approaching deadline; and other health policy news. Los Angeles Times: A Buoyed Healthcare Law Reaches Supreme Court After a year and a half of […]

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 15, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton November 15, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that the Supreme Court will take up the health law. The New York Times: Justices To Hear Health Care Case As Race Heats Up The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, President Obama’s […]

SHIP Programs Can Help Seniors Save Money On A Medicare Drug Plan

By Susan Jaffe November 7, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The free counseling program is available in nearly every county. The current open enrollment season ends Dec. 7.

How PARIS Is Helping Veterans In Need

By Bill Allman November 9, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In Washington state, the Public Assistance Reporting Information System — PARIS — has proven to be an important tool in efforts to identify eligible veterans and connect them with the benefits they earned while serving their country.

Seniors Get a Break On Medicare Part B Premiums

By Mary Agnes Carey October 27, 2011 KFF Health News Original

KHN staff writer Mary Agnes Carey reports that most beneficiaries face only a small boost in their monthly premiums next year, and some will enjoy decreases, Obama administration officials announced.

Affluent Seniors Could Take A Hit On Medicare

By Marilyn Werber Serafini and Mary Agnes Carey November 13, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Both Democrats and Republicans are eyeing proposals to require well-off Medicare beneficiaries to pay more for their coverage as the super committee looks for ways to hold down spending.

OMB Chief Jack Lew Tapped As New White House Chief Of Staff

January 10, 2012 Morning Briefing

Jack Lew will replace Bill Daley in the post later this month after work is completed on the 2013 budget. Democrats and progressives are cheering this Obama administration pick because he has a long record of protecting entitlement programs, especially Medicaid.

Defense and Docs: Perfect Together?

By Mary Agnes Carey October 24, 2011 KFF Health News Original

It is often said that politics makes strange bedfellows. That’s especially true with the high-stakes budget discussions surrounding the congressional deficit reduction panel. As physicians seek to forestall cuts in Medicare payments, their interests may be aligned with the defense industry as both press the super committee to strike a deal. They would both benefit from […]

South Carolina’s Waiting Game On Health Insurance Exchange

By Christopher Weaver November 15, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The state is likely to decide against creating its own exchange, opting instead to let the federal government build the marketplace, one of the central features of the health law.

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 22, 2011

By Lexie Verdon November 22, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! The Washington Post: Super Committee Announces Failure In Effort To Tame Debt A special congressional committee created to try to curb the national debt abandoned its work and conceded failure Monday. … Although Republicans offered to raise taxes by $300 billion over the next decade, they insisted on conditions that all but guaranteed […]

Few Americans Think Health Is Improving In The U.S.

By Jordan Rau November 7, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Public skepticism about health isn’t confined to doubts about last year’s health care law: Most Americans also think the overall health of the public isn’t improving, according to a new poll commissioned by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The poll found that 45 percent of people thought the health of Americans had become worse during […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 14, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 14, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more status reports on the super committee’s deficit-reduction deliberations. USA Today: Congress Funnels Deficit-Cutting Ideas To ‘Supercommittee’ When it set up a “supercommittee” to find $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction, Congress also asked other committees to weigh in with advice about what spending to cut. […]

Hospitals Gear Hiring To Health Law And Industry Changes

By Russ Mitchell November 30, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Defying the economy, hospitals are hiring, but many are looking more for administrative staff and clerks than care givers.

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 5, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 5, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Today’s headlines include reports about Congress’ continuing struggle with budget and spending issues. Politico: Tax, Entitlement Deal Still In Play If Republicans believe that tax reform will lead to higher revenues, now is the time to lay away a down payment for that future. If Democrats are committed to a long-term fix for Medicare physician […]

After Bike Crash In Canada, Columnist Finds No Clear Road To Recovery At Home In NYC

By Michelle Andrews November 7, 2011 KFF Health News Original

After a serious bike crash in Canada, a writer returns home and finds many uncertainties in her medical options.

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