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Hospitals Divided Over Proposal For Medicare Payment Czar

By Phil Galewitz July 24, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Powerful hospital trade associations are opposing President Obama’s plan for an independent commission to determine how much Medicare pays doctors and hospitals. But certain “model” hospital systems – such as CHRISTUS Health – are breaking ranks and supporting the idea.

Transcript: President Obama’s Ohio Health Care Town Hall Meeting

July 23, 2009 KFF Health News Original

President Obama held a town hall-style meeting in Shaker Heights, Ohio to discuss health reform this afternoon.

Health Reform: The Reality Show

By Henry J. Aaron June 18, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The health care reform discussion is beginning-at last!-to get real. On June 9, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee released a draft bill, and the Congressional Budget Office published an estimate that the bill would cost $1 trillion over 10 years and leave 35 million uninsured.

Transcript: President Obama’s Colorado Town Hall Meeting On Health Reform

August 16, 2009 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama spoke about health insurance, a pressed for a need to overhaul the health care system at town hall meeting in Grand Junction, Colorado on Saturday.

Transcript: President Obama Town Hall Meeting In New Hampshire

August 12, 2009 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama continued his press for public support of health reform initiatives Tuesday at what The White House called a “Health Insurance Reform Town Hall” meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

In Massachusetts, A Radical Idea For Changing How Doctors Are Paid

By Richard Knox, NPR News August 6, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Some Massachusetts policymakers want to end the tradition of paying health care providers a separate fee for every service they provide. They say paying fees for every visit, test and procedure ordered is the main reason Massachusetts’ health care costs are the highest in the nation. This story comes from our partner NPR News

Transcript: KHN’s Health On The Hill

July 6, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News, Carrie Budoff Brown of Politico and Jeffrey Young of The Hill discuss health care reform as Congress returns from its July 4th recess.

President Obama’s Weekly Saturday Address – Prepared Remarks

August 15, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The White House released these prepared remarks in advance of the President’s weekly Saturday address.

Canadian Health Care System May Be Getting Bum Rap

By Sarah Varney, NPR News August 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The U.S. airwaves are full of political ads these days slamming the Canadian health care system. The ads say that in Canada, care is delayed or denied and some patients can wait a year for vital surgeries. Is the Canadian system really that bad?

Exchanges May Play Key Role In An Overhauled Health System

By Julie Appleby July 10, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Insurance exchanges are a critical part of proposed health system overhaul legislation. They could transform how insurance is sold. But experts warn that without the right structure and rules, exchanges could undermine the employer-based insurance system.

Small Business Owners Deliver Mixed Messages To Capitol Hill

By Jenny Gold July 9, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Small business organizations are encouraging members to make their views about health overhaul proposals known through emails, letters, phone calls and personal visits to Capitol Hill. But small business, a powerful constituency in every congressional district, no longer speaks with one voice on health care.

Transcript: President Obama’s News Conference On Health Reform

July 22, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Transcript of President Obama’s fifth news conference.

Some Doctors Cut Deals With Struggling Patients

By Sandra G. Boodman June 2, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Doctors across the country are reducing their charges and offering payment plans to patients who have lost health insurance or income. This helps people stay well, but it also helps doctors maintain their practices at a time when many financially struggling Americans are deferring care. Patients who don’t pay their bills still run the risk of hearing from bill collectors.

Health Reform Debate Highlights Budget Agency’s Critical Role

By Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin June 18, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The Congressional Budget Office took center stage this week when its assessment of a health overhaul plan fueled criticism of its cost. Little known outside of Washington, the CBO is an arbiter of the cost and impact of legislation — meaning it will continue to play a critical role in the health reform debate. Senate Finance Committee Democrats, meanwhile, vow to re-tool their as-yet-unreleased proposal to make it less costly.

Transcript: President Obama On Health Reform

July 15, 2009 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama spoke today in the Rose Garden on health care reform. The White House released his remarks. He spoke about the importance of nurses in the health care system.

Boosting Home Care: An Uphill Battle

By Howard Gleckman June 22, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Once a senior begins receiving long-term care services, she and her family often are in for two shocks. The first is that Medicare won’t pay beyond perhaps a few months after a hospitalization. The second is that while Medicaid, the state-federal program for the poor, may help, chances are it will only do so for nursing home residents.

KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey Discusses The Latest Developments In Senate, House Reform Bills

June 9, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Democrats on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions today released their health care reform bill called “Affordable Health Choices Act.” Kaiser Health News Senior Correspondent Mary Agnes Carey discusses the bill.

Lawmakers Pick Up Pace on Health Legislation

By Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin June 9, 2009 KFF Health News Original

House and Senate Democrats are gearing up for what could be a crucial, month-long drive to craft health care legislation before the July 4 recess.

Alzheimer’s Patients Struggle Without Insurance

By Joseph Shapiro, NPR News July 7, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Alzheimer’s is thought of as a disease of the elderly, but hundreds of thousands of cases are in men and women under 65. Because the disease makes it difficult to work, these people often lose their jobs – and their health insurance.

Checking In With Health Insurers’ Chief Lobbyist Karen Ignagni

By Julie Appleby and Laurie McGinley and Eric Pianin August 6, 2009 KFF Health News Original

In just the last few weeks, Karen Ignagni, the health industry’s chief lobbyist, has faced Democratic accusations that insurers are “villains” and “immoral.” In an interview with KHN, Ignagni discussed her take on the Democratic political assault, her industry’s end-game strategy and her unflagging opposition to a public plan.

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