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Health On The Hill Transcript: Medical Loss Ratio, Doc Fix

November 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

HHS released regulations on the medical loss ratio, a provision in the health law that requires insurers spend at least 80 percent of premium dollars of health care. Meanwhile, before the Senate adjourned for Thanksgiving it passed a one-month ‘patch’ to prevent physicians who see Medicare patients from having their payments reduced.

Care At Stake As Congress Nears ‘Doc Fix’ Deal

By Julie Rovner, NPR News December 8, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers are close again to delaying a 25 percent cut in reimbursement to doctors who serve Medicare patients. It’s the fifth time this year Congress has faced down the cuts, which could have dire consequences for the program if enacted.

Compared To Other Countries, U.S. Patients Have More Access To Specialists, Less To Primary Care

By Amita Parashar November 18, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A new study finds that U.S. consumers report greater access to specialty health care but also have a tougher time seeing a doctor on the day they need help than consumers in many of other Western countries.

Digital Divide Threatens Health Care

By Emma Schwartz, The Center For Public Integrity January 11, 2011 KFF Health News Original

In a story from The Center For Public Integrity, experts worry low-income clinics cannot afford the electronic health records that others can and will fall behind as a result, potentially missing the Obama administration’s goal of going digital in the next five years.

Unnecessary Hospital Admissions Targeted By New Payment Plan

By Julie Appleby December 7, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Maryland hospitals and regulators are teaming up in an experimental payment plan to reduce unnecessary admissions while improving patient care.

Big Hospitals Dictate Premiums Using Their Clout

By Sarah Varney, KQED November 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals are using their size and pricing clout to define premiums for people around America, like in the Sutter Health system in California, where hospital prices are among the highest in the nation.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – November 15, 2010

November 15, 2010 KFF Health News Original

As Congress returns for its lame-duck session, lawmakers will debate legislation to stop an impending cut in Medicare physician payments.

Health on the Hill Transcript – December 7, 2010

December 7, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Lawmakers have a tentative deal to stop scheduled Medicare physician payments for one year. Meanwhile, in Texas a new study shows that the state would lose $15 billion of federal funds in one year if it left the Medicaid program.

Long-Term Care: Another Tough Subject For The Next Round Of Reform

By Harold Pollack December 23, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Democrats and Republicans may spend the next two years fighting about what to jettison or retain in the new health law. If these battles are resolved, we’ll be back to address another looming challenge: long-term care. It’s best that this happen sooner rather than later.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – The Election’s Impact On The Health Law

November 3, 2010 KFF Health News Original

With major gains in Congress, in governors’ races and in statehouses across the country, Republicans will continue to push for repeal or significant changes to the health care law. President Obama says while he is open to making some modifications, he and Democrats will resist major changes to the measure.

Health Insurance Brokers Fight For Their Future

By Jenny Gold December 3, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The new health law appears to threaten the future of many health insurance brokers, but they say the service they provide is worth the money.

What If The President Had Changed His Priorities? A Pre-Election Analysis From An Alternate Universe

By Jonathan Cohn October 28, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Many politicos say the current political landscape would be very different if President Obama would have shifted his legislative priorities to put the economy in front of health reform. But would it really?

House Takeover Will Give GOP Ways To Attack Health Law

By Marilyn Werber Serafini November 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

With their House majority, Republicans plan to use all available legislative tools to challenge and change the health reform law.

Seniors Should Consider Changes in Medicare Part D Plans

By Michelle Andrews November 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Open season begins Nov. 15 and beneficiaries need to check their options to make sure they are signed up for the plan that best meets their needs.

Retroactive Cancellation Now Banned

By Julie Rovner September 23, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Among the provisions of the new law is a ban on the industry practice of revoking an insurance policy retroactively-after a policy holder has racked up hefty medical bills. But consumer advocates worry the practice could continue.

Health On The Hill Transcript: The Campaigns And Health Reform

October 28, 2010 KFF Health News Original

With the elections less than one week away, ads making claims about the health law are flooding the airwaves. Many Democrats continue to not mention health reform, while Republicans criticize the law as too large, too expensive and intrusive into Americans’ lives.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – Sept. 27, 2010

September 27, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Just weeks before the November elections, new polling shows that four out of 10 adults – no matter whether they supported the law – think the health care law did not do enough to change the health care system in America, and 53 percent of Americans are still confused about health reform.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – Sept. 21, 2010

September 21, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The Obama Administration and supporters of the new health law have planned a series of events this week to commemorate the law’s six-month anniversary and a package of consumer protections that go into effect Thursday as Republicans plan to unveil their plans Thursday to overhaul the nation’s health care system.

A Guide To Sept. 23: Health Law’s Big Day

September 24, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The national health reform that was signed into law six months ago contained an ambitious timetable for changing elements of the health care system.

Democratic Pollster: White House Needs To Go ‘Back To Basics’ To Sell Health Law

September 23, 2010 Page

President Obama and other boosters of health reform staged events this week aimed at shoring up lagging public support for the new law. Peter Hart says he doesn’t expect a sea change in public opinion before the election.

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