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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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