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Medical Wonder: Meet the CEO Who Rebuilt a Crumbling California Hospital

By Russ Mitchell April 20, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Wright Lassiter is doing the seemingly impossible as CEO of the Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, Calif.: He’s turned a mismanaged urban safety-net hospital system in one of America’s most violent cities into a model for other public hospitals by trimming costs — and did it while expanding services.

Brokers Seek To Preserve Role In Health Insurance Marketplace

By Julie Appleby and Jordan Rau March 16, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Insurance agents fear the health reform law threatens their livelihood and want changes in rules to protect their commissions and guarantee them a role in the new health exchanges.

Many Adults Struggle To Pay Medical Bills, Report Finds

By Aimee Miles March 16, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The recession and rising health costs create financial hardships or cause consumers to forgo care, according to a survey by the Commonwealth Fund.

Health Overhaul Could Double Community Health Centers’ Caseload

By Michelle Andrews April 12, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The centers, designed to help low-income and uninsured people, offer an affordable option for care, but it can also be tough to get an appointment.

ACOs Spell Gold Rush For Health Care Consultants

By Bara Vaida April 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals, doctors scramble for outside help in deciphering how to capitalize on health law’s “accountable care organizations.”

Hot-Button Medicaid Bill

By Jim Saunders, Health News Florida February 17, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In addition to shifting nearly all Medicaid patients to HMOs and other managed care, the Senate’s proposal would cap spending, require plans to bid for business and impose $100 fees on patients who abuse the emergency room.

HHS Says 48,000 Have Used Medicare Drug Discounts This Year

By Mary Agnes Carey March 22, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The health law provides a 50 percent discount on brand name drugs and 7 percent for generics once beneficiaries reach the doughnut hole.

Americans Remain Divided, Confused About Health Law As Anniversary Nears

By Phil Galewitz March 18, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Support levels have changed little since the landmark bill was signed last March as the partisan divide on the issue continues, new Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds.

Federal Medicaid Teams Deployed To Help States Cut Costs Get Mixed Reviews

By Christopher Weaver April 13, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Nearly half of the states have received some type of help, including 11 states with Republican governors.

Medical Liability Reform Should Be Real And Effective

By Victor Schwartz February 24, 2011 KFF Health News Original

As Congress wrestles with medical liability reform, more than 40 years of experience with California’s cap on non-economic damages offers evidence that this approach is an effective way to achieve the goal of reducing health care costs while preserving sufficient deterrence in the legal system.

Pennsylvania Closing State Health Plan For Low-Income Adults

By Jenny Gold February 23, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Few options are available for the 42,000 people losing coverage.

Analyzing The Health Law’s Rocky First Year – Health On The Hill Transcript

March 21, 2011 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and NPR’s Julie Rovner report on how proponents and opponents are marking the first anniversary of the law.

Ryan Says Congress Will Dodge Entitlement Cuts

By Jennifer DePaul, The Fiscal Times March 17, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Congress is unlikely to tackle major changes in Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security before the 2012 election because of few signs that Republicans and Democrats are willing to assume the political risk, according to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

Glossary

February 23, 2011 Page

The most important terms in health care policy, from A to Z. The main sources for this glossary are the Alliance for Health Reform and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Other sources include: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Internal Revenue Service, University of California, San Francisco, U.S. Department of Labor, […]

Healthy Indiana: Conservatives’ Reform Poster Child Or Another Costly Program?

By Jonathan Cohn March 16, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The Healthy Indiana Plan is the Hoosier state’s alternative to traditional Medicaid. It’s boosters also consider it a viable alternative to the dreaded Affordable Care Act. But do they really have a case?

State Worker Backlash Spreads Across The Country

By Merrill Goozner and Adam Corey Ross, The Fiscal Times February 23, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The public employee backlash against Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to help balance the state’s budget by imposing higher health care and pension co-pays is spreading across the nation, as newly-elected conservative governors seek to roll back benefits granted during better economic times.

Health On The Hill Transcript: Democrats On Defense As Republicans Plan Attack On Health Law

February 7, 2011 KFF Health News Original

House Republicans are holding committee hearings this week on the health law’s provisions governing Medicare, abortion and small business.

Lobbyists Challenging Limits On Health Flexible Spending Accounts

By Jordan Rau February 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Companies that administer or profit from flexible spending accounts are trying to change provisions in the new health law restricting the pre-tax funds used by millions of consumers.

A Slippery Slope To Defunding The Health Law

By Timothy Jost February 15, 2011 KFF Health News Original

As the House considers its repeal of the health law’s unpopular 1099 reporting provision, the measure’s premium tax credits are being eyed as a possible pay-for.

Democrats Seek Right Message To Boost Health Law

By Julie Rovner, NPR News January 17, 2011 KFF Health News Original

For Republicans intent on repealing the new health care law, the message has been simple: It’s bad. Democrats, on the other hand, have had a much more difficult job selling the merits of the law — often doing more to confuse than to enthuse the public.

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