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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.

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 10, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 11, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how Mitt Romney taking heat from the other GOP hopefuls, with some of the fire focusing on his Massachusetts health overhaul. The New York Times: Many In Both Parties Want A Window Into The Deficit Reduction Panel’s Work On one crucial point, a […]

Today’s Headlines – December 2, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton December 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning and happy Friday! Here are your headlines for this a.m.: Los Angeles Times: Kagan, Thomas Pressed To Stay Out Of Healthcare Fight As the Supreme Court prepares to consider one of the most closely watched cases in its recent history, two of its nine justices — one on the left and one on […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 25, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 25, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that a group of Republcian governors communicated their concerns to the super committee. The Washington Post: Republican Governors Submit Recommendations To Debt “Supercommittee’ Four GOP governors sent a letter Monday to the congressional joint committee tasked with drafting a plan to reduce the […]

Parents Fear Health Law Could Derail Autism Coverage

By Phil Galewitz September 24, 2011 KFF Health News Original

As federal officials draw up their list of requirements for essential health benefits under the overhaul, it’s not clear whether they will include treatment mandates passed by many states.

When Battling Cancer, Patients Often Face Hefty Expenses

By Michelle Andrews October 11, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Advances in treatment, including new drugs and high-tech procedures, can be costly, even for those with insurance.

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 21, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including more details about the Department of Health and Human Services’ revised rule for accountable care organizations. The Washington Post: Obama Administration Revises Medicare Rules For Coordinated Care The move was greeted with jubilation by groups representing doctors and hospitals. But organizations for insurers and […]

Health Programs Facing Cutbacks After Super Committee’s Failure

By Marilyn Werber Serafini and Mary Agnes Carey November 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

It’s a mixed verdict, however. Medicaid will be spared, and the Medicare hit will be limited to providers. But other programs, from disease prevention to public health surveillance, face big automatic cuts in 2013.

Florida Readies Its Own Health Insurance Exchange

By Phil Galewitz October 9, 2011 KFF Health News Original

But it’s unlike the online marketplace required by the federal health law and draws only tepid support from health plans and insurance agents.

Minnesota Appeals Court Hears Case Challenging Health Law

By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio October 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Paul Minnesota heard arguments against the constitutionality of the health law’s mandate for individuals to buy insurance.

Colleges Face Challenges With Influx of Military Veterans

By Sandra G. Boodman November 29, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The demand for new services rises as veterans flock to schools around the country and need help for health, psychological and social issues that college officials generally haven’t dealt with.

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 28, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton September 28, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning health policy world! Today’s headlines include reports about the costs of employer insurance plans and the final installment of KHN’s Building Ambitions series. Kaiser Health News: Building Ambitions: The Big Money World Of Kids’ Care – Children’s Hospitals May Face Leaner Future (Part 3 of 3) Reporting for Kaiser Health News, in collaboration with McClatchy, […]

N.C. Insurer Invests $15M In Docs’ Health IT

By Christopher Weaver September 28, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina planned to announce Wednesday that the insurer will spend $15 million to arm as many as 750 physicians in the state with state-of-the-art electronic medical records. Blue Cross, the dominant financier of the state’s health system with 54 percent of the insured on its rolls, stands to […]

Insurance Commissioners Tell Congress Not To Change Medigap Policies

By Susan Jaffe September 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

State officials sending a letter that opposes changes aimed at reducing the deficit by requiring Medicare beneficiaries to pay a higher share of the cost of their supplemental insurance.

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 4, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 4, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that the Supreme Court kicked off its new term by hearing a key Medicaid case that tests whether providers and patients can go to court to challenge decisions by cash-strapped states to reduce Medicaid payments. Los Angeles Times: High Court Hears Key Medicaid Case […]

Minority Trauma Patients Are More Likely To Die At ‘Minority’ Hospitals

By Shefali S. Kulkarni September 27, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Dr. Adil Haider, a trauma surgeon and assistant professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, thought trauma would be the one medical area free from racial disparities — emergency rooms don’t check insurance, and they are required to treat anyone who comes through their doors. “With trauma, you call and the ambulance comes. We think […]

Today’s Headlines – August 30, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton August 30, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s headlines include a report about a new federal and state program that will apply scrutiny to any health-premium increase of more than 10 percent. The Wall Street Journal: Steep Rises In Health Premiums Scrutinized A new federal and state program on health-insurance rates will determine whether bad publicity alone is enough to stop insurers […]

Writing The History Of Health Care Reform

By Jordan Rau September 14, 2011 KFF Health News Original

You’ve read the Affordable Care Act (OK, maybe not all of it, but you’ve talked to someone who read it, or maybe even someone who helped write it). Now come two new books on the law’s making and place in health care policy history. The first, “Inside National Health Reform,” is written by John McDonough, […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 3, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 3, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good Monday morning! Today’s headlines include stories previewing how health policy issues will fit into the Supreme Court’s new term. Politico: Larger Deal May Elude Deficit Panel A month into the supercommittee’s term, Senate Republicans are telling K Street that they don’t believe the powerful deficit-cutting panel can reach a “grand bargain” agreement, sources familiar with […]

Cutting Hospital Readmissions: Revolving Doors Still Spinning, Study Finds

By Jordan Rau September 28, 2011 KFF Health News Original

As Medicare figures out how to financially penalize hospitals with high readmission rates, a new Dartmouth Atlas study finds hospitals have made very little progress in ensuring that fewer patients return. One possible reason raised by the study: fewer than half of patients had a follow-up appointment with a doctor within two weeks of discharge. […]

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