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Federal COBRA Insurance Subsidies End For Laid-Off Workers

By Phil Galewitz September 2, 2011 KFF Health News Original

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Today’s Headlines – Sept. 19, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton September 19, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good Monday morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how Medicare and Medicaid will fare in President Barack Obama’s deficit-reduction plan. The Washington Post: Obama’s Debt-Reduction Plan: $3 Trillion In Savings, Half From New Tax Revenue But the president won’t call for any changes in Social Security, officials say, and […]

Insurers See Growing Risks As Well As Revenues In Medicaid Managed Care

By Christopher Weaver August 29, 2011 KFF Health News Original

At least 20 states are expanding their Medicaid managed-care programs in an effort to contain health spending and prepare for a huge expansion of the program beginning in 2014.

VA Experience Shows Patient ‘Rebound’ Hard To Counter

By Jordan Rau September 12, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The Veterans Health Administration has long used approaches Medicare is pushing on all hospitals to cut unnecessary readmissions. But new data show VA hospital patients are just as likely to end up back in a hospital bed.

Workers Squeezed As Employers Pass Along High Costs Of Specialty Drugs

By Julie Appleby August 22, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Employers struggling to keep down insurance costs are increasingly requiring workers to pay a percentage of high-cost drugs rather than a modest co-pay.

India On Verge Of Recording Polio-Free Year

January 10, 2012 Morning Briefing

If India does not record a new polio case through January 13, “produc[ing] 12 straight months of polio-free surveillance data, it will be removed from the list of countries where polio is considered endemic, leaving only the other three,” Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Nigeria, Scientific American reports (Branswell, 1/9). “Asking other countries to draw inspiration from India in their polio eradication drive, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said the country not reporting a single polio case over the last year is a major milestone in the global health sector,” the Economic Times writes (1/10).

Transcript: GOP Candidates Squabble Over Health Care During Tampa Debate

September 13, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Monday night’s CNN/Tea Party Express debate among the Republican presidential candidates included discussion of Medicare, the health law, costs, the individual mandate and vaccines.

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 6, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 6, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about the latest from Capitol Hill and on the campaign trail, as well as findings from new research related to health care quality issues. Politico: If The Mandate Goes, Will The Health Law Stay? While the impending Supreme Court debate over President Barack Obama’s […]

Testy GOP Presidential Hopefuls Continue Health Reform Attack On Romney, Obama

October 19, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Health care took a prime role in the Republican presidential candidates’ debate in Las Vegas Tuesday. Former Sen. Rick Santorium led off with a strong criticism of former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney’s role in revamping the state’s health care system. Romney defended his position hard and noted that other Republicans, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich who is also running for president, had previously endorsed an individual mandate. Also, Rep. Michele Bachmann pointed to the Obama Administration’s freeze of the CLASS Act as evidence that the law can be repealed.

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 1, 2011

By Lexie Verdon September 1, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good Morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including California lawmakers shelving their effort to pass a bill to regulate health insurance rates and Florida’s aggressive efforts to shut down “pill mill” clinics. Los Angeles Times: Bill To Regulate California Health Insurance Rates Is Shelved A bill that would allow California officials to […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 13, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton September 13, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In today’s headlines, a report that new Census data is expected to show that working-age people are losing ground in terms of their health insurance coverage. The Associated Press/Washington Post: Census Data Expected To Show Working-Age People Losing Ground In Terms Of Poverty, Insurance Hurt by high unemployment, working-age Americans are expected to lose ground when […]

Food-Safety Issues Abound Near U.S. Capitol

By Maggie Clark, Esther French, Mattea Kramer and Madhu Rajaraman, News21 October 11, 2011 KFF Health News Original

While consumers think they can find refuge in markets selling food grown locally, an investigation reveals seams in the federal government’s efforts to keep the country’s food supply safe.

The Long View On Long Term Care, California Style

By Jessica Marcy August 17, 2011 KFF Health News Original

People in the Golden State who are approaching their golden years do so with trepidation, according to a new survey. Sixty-six percent of California voters over 40 are concerned they won’t be able to afford long-term care and 63 percent are worried about future health care costs. At least another 70 percent are worried about […]

Poll: Employees Don’t Want Changes In Their Health Insurance

By Jordan Rau August 29, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Employees love to gripe about rising health care costs, but a new poll finds most are not willing to sacrifice to pay less for their insurance. Only 27 percent of people with insurance provided through their employer said they would accept a more restricted list of doctors and hospitals in their networks, according to the latest […]

Health On The Hill Transcript: Sen. Frist: ‘Super Committee’ Has ‘A Shot This Time’ At Reining In Debt Through Medicare Spending

August 9, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says the “super committee” has a chance at tamping down the nation’s debt and slowing Medicare spending growth because the American public understands the stakes – the American Dream.

Gang Of Six Deficit Plan: Executive Summary

July 19, 2011 KFF Health News Original

The bipartisan group of senators’ plan to reduce the deficit calls for major changes to health care programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and the CLASS act for long-term care.

Health Industry Could Feel Pinch, Then Pain From Default

By Christopher Weaver and Jordan Rau and Jessica Marcy July 29, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Within a few weeks of a shutdown of Medicare and Medicaid money, health care providers could be in financial trouble. No one knows how to plan for it.

Today’s Headlines – July 27, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton July 27, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including the latest developments related to efforts to raise the debt ceiling, as well as reports about health policy news from the states. The New York Times: Vote On Boehner Plan Delayed Amid Opposition House Republican leaders were forced on Tuesday night to delay a […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 8, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton September 8, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! In today’s headlines, reports from last night’s GOP presidential debate, as well as explorations of what the future might hold for the ‘Super Committee’ and physician payment. The Washington Post: Debt Supercommittee Faces Super-Sized Challenges The new bipartisan congressional committee created to reduce the federal deficit will hold its first meeting Thursday, and if […]

Sweating The Details: Health Reform Supporters Fret Over HHS Rules

By Marilyn Werber Serafini and Mary Agnes Carey September 6, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Some consumer and patient advocates worry that the administration is bending too much toward insurers and employers when it issues new health regulations.

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