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Checking In With Health Insurers’ Chief Lobbyist Karen Ignagni

August 6, 2009 Page

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 KFF Health News, Ignagni discussed her take on the Democratic political assault, her industry’s end-game strategy and her unflagging opposition to a public plan.

Checking In With Carol Steckel On Expanding Medicaid

July 22, 2009 Page

Even as Congress eyes Medicaid as an option to cover the uninsured, governors are expressing deep concerns about the expense and whether they would end up holding the bag. Alabama Medicaid Commissioner Carol Steckel says it would be “impossible” for states to handle the costs of expanding Medicaid.

Democrats Target A Dozen GOP Senators In Quest For Health Reform Deal

By Mary Agnes Carey and Eric Pianin June 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., and other Democrats are pursuing a dozen GOP senators they think may vote for a health reform deal. To round up as many as 70 votes for a bipartisan majority, Baucus signaled a willingness to compromise on a key feature sought by President Obama and other Democrats: a government-run insurance plan as consumer option.

The Players – Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine

June 3, 2009 Page

The Maine senator, a moderate Republican on the Finance Committee, is in an influential position as the only GOP member so far to vote for reform. She doesn’t want a government-sponsored public plan to compete with private insurers but may support it as a fallback option if the private sector doesn’t perform adequately.

Ad Audit: “What If?”

June 19, 2009 Page

“Ad Audit” is KFF Health News’s new feature examining advertising campaigns designed to influence the health reform debate. In this campaign, called “What If?”, Health Care for America Now, an advocacy group funded by unions and other organizations favoring major health care changes, pushes one of the most controversial elements of the Democratic-backed legislation: a new government-run insurance plan that would compete with private insurers.

Recession Drives More People to Barter For Health Care

By Rochelle Sharpe June 17, 2009 KFF Health News Original

With many people strapped for cash, barter “exchanges” for health care is providing a temporary safety net of sorts for some workers who have lost their jobs and health coverage. And in some cases, people who have inadequate insurance are using barter to get critical services, such as dental and vision benefits.

Medicaid: True Or False?

By Phil Galewitz July 1, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid is front and center in the debate on overhauling the U.S health system and expanding coverage to the uninsured. With 60 million enrollees, Medicaid dwarfs other insurance programs, including its cousin, Medicare, which covers 44 million elderly and disabled people. Here’s a chance to test your knowledge of Medicaid.

President Obama Discusses Health Reform At Children’s Hospital

July 20, 2009 KFF Health News Original

President Obama spoke about health reform at the Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C.

Analysis: Why Health Care Reformers Are Wooing Skeptical Seniors

By Phil Galewitz June 25, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The over-65 crowd, with its outsized political clout, will have a big say in the fate of any health overhaul. And that helps explain a recent agreement on drug discounts involving the pharmaceutical industry, the White House and Congress.

Small Businesses Want Relief From High Health Costs–But Differ On How To Get It

By Mary Agnes Carey June 14, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Small companies, who traditionally have been wary of government action on health care, are more receptive than in the past to legislation that would make changes in health care. But they still have fundamental disagreements over how aggressive the government should be in imposing new rules and revamping the system.

Don’t Ignore Long-Term Care During Health Debate

By Howard Gleckman May 31, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Sen. Ted Kennedy is vowing to make long-term care insurance part of health reform. But even he has an uphill struggle to make sure it’s included in any broad-based bill.

Big, Small or Nothing At All? Three Scenarios For Health Reform

By Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey June 1, 2009 KFF Health News Original

With the health care debate about to erupt on Capitol Hill, a look at three ways it could turn out.

New College Grads Scramble For Insurance In Faltering Economy

By Susan FitzGerald May 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Young adults who are ousted from their parents’ health plans are among the largest and fastest-growing groups of uninsured.

MedPAC: Medicare Must Reinvent Its Payment Sytems to Improve Quality, Save Money

By Christopher Weaver June 15, 2009 KFF Health News Original

A low-profile commission that advises Congress on Medicare recommends, as it has in the past, that the way health providers are paid be revamped. Congress is showing interest in the issue as it grapples with broader health reform.

Message From Massachusetts: Insurance Requirement Can Provoke Anger

By Karen Brown May 31, 2009 KFF Health News Original

If Congress wants all Americans to get health insurance, it will have to win over people like Gary Cloutier, owner of Cloots Auto Body Shop in Westfield, Mass. He says he just can’t afford it.

Labor Leaders Wary As Democratic Allies Weigh Health Reform Proposals

By Jordan Rau June 11, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Labor leaders are worried as congressional Democrats weigh various health care overhaul proposals. Unions oppose taxation of employee benefits and want a strong public insurance plan to compete with private insurers, but some Democrats say they’re open to compromises on both issues to attract Republicans and fiscal conservatives in their own party. Unions have pledged to spend $80 million in their campaign to influence legislation.

Senate Panel Advances Health-Care Overhaul, But Battle Lines Sharpen

July 16, 2009 Morning Briefing

A key Senate Committee cleared its health overhaul package Wednesday, but criticism quickly emerged from industry players and moderate Democrats who have been courted for months, calling into question the prospects for a bipartisan bill.

Transcript: President Obama Speaks To The American Medical Association

June 15, 2009 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama today addressed the annual meeting of the American Medical Association. He discussed the future of the health care system and asked for their help with health reform.

Checking In With Joseph A. Califano, Jr.

June 16, 2009 Page

Three decades before President Obama went to Chicago to speak to the American Medical Association, a Carter administration official delivered a similar message to the nation’s physicians.

Senate Majority Leader Frist Hopes To Hold Vote on Revised Association Health Plan Bill This Month

June 11, 2009 Morning Briefing

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