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Opposition To GOP Repeal Bill Inches Up And Intensifies

By Jordan Rau July 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Six in 10 Americans say they do not approve of the Senate Republicans’ plan to replace Obamacare, according to a poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Descent Into Secrecy: Senate Health Talks Speak To Steady Retreat From Transparency

By Julie Rovner June 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Senate’s secret deliberation on the health bill overhaul is part of a long, slow slide away from transparency. And I’m a witness.

Your Credit Score Soon Will Get A Buffer From Medical-Debt Wrecks

By Michelle Andrews July 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Starting in September, the three main agencies will wait 180 days before including a medical debt on a credit report.

Poll: Most Americans Unaware GOP Plans Would Make Deep Funding Cuts To Medicaid

By Shefali Luthra June 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The survey also found public support for program changes that would place work requirements on beneficiaries and make drug testing a condition of enrollment.

Guess Who Pays The Price When Hospital Giants Hire Your Private Practitioner?

By Jenny Gold September 8, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Gobbling up doctors’ independent practices is lucrative for hospital systems — but not necessarily a good deal for the physicians or consumers, critics say. Northern California is a case in point.

Insurers Can Bend Out-Of-Network Rules For Patients Who Need Specific Doctors

By Michelle Andrews August 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Individuals who require very specialized care for their health are advised to make their case when a plan doesn’t cover their doctor.

Trump’s Order Advances GOP Go-To Ideas To Broaden Insurance Choices, Curb Costs

By Julie Appleby October 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

But the approaches are not new and critics worry that these changes will leave some consumers with skimpier plans that expose them to high medical bills.

Senate And House Take Different Plans To Scrap Individual Mandate

By Jordan Rau and Anna Gorman June 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Republicans’ penalty would affect people buying insurance who had a lapse in coverage of more than 63 days over a year.

Will GOP Pay A Price For Trying To Take Health Care Benefits From Voters?

By Michael McAuliff and Lisa Gillespie, WFPL August 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Politicians who tried to take health care benefits from their voters may face political consequences as constituents come to understand what’s at stake — in a way they didn’t a few months ago.

Trump Administration Plan to Add Medicaid Work Requirement Stirs Fears

By Phil Galewitz November 15, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The recent announcement by a top administration official that the federal government will entertain requests to implement work requirements for many adult Medicaid enrollees has raised concerns among advocates for the program.

Enriched By The Poor: California Health Insurers Make Billions Through Medicaid

By Chad Terhune and Anna Gorman November 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicaid is rarely associated with getting rich. But some insurance companies are reaping spectacular profits off the taxpayer-funded program in California, even when the state finds their patient care is subpar.

Analysis: GOP Failure To Replace The Health Law Was Years In The Making

By Julie Rovner July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

As postmortems mount regarding the collapse of the Senate Republican health plan, it’s clear how complex political and policy issues worked against the replacement effort.

Senate GOP Bill Aims To Add Psych Beds; Squeeze On Medicaid Signals Their Undoing

By Liz Szabo July 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Senate health care bill has a provision to increase hospital beds for psychiatric care, but overall cuts in Medicaid could lead to even fewer beds nationwide.

Even Without Congress, Trump Can Still Cut Medicaid Enrollment

By Phil Galewitz July 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration is poised to grant states waivers that some critics say could change the shape of the program.

Florida Law Will Let Patients Get All Their Drug Renewals At The Same Time

By Michelle Andrews August 4, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The new law will help people with chronic conditions that require multiple prescriptions cut down on their shuttles to the drug store and could improve adherence to their drugs.

Over-The-Counter Devices Hold Their Own Against Costly Hearing Aids

By Michelle Andrews July 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In a head-to-head comparison, several of the cheaper devices performed nearly as well as the expensive hearing aids. The study lends credence to lawmakers’ efforts to get the FDA to set standards for over-the-counter versions.

Why One California County Went Surgery Shopping

By Chad Terhune Photos by Heidi de Marco September 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Fed up with high hospital costs and limited competition, Santa Barbara County sends willing employees out of town for better bargains. Local governments are slowly joining private employers in aggressively seeking out the best care for the lowest price.

People In Recovery Worry GOP Medicaid Cuts Would Put Treatment Out Of Reach

By Ben Allen, WITF June 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In Pennsylvania alone, 124,000 people received drug or alcohol addiction treatment through Medicaid. Republicans in Congress want to cut Medicaid by as much as $800 billion over the next decade, leaving people in recovery wondering what will happen to their treatment.

Analysis: Senate’s Latest Health Blueprint Cuts Costs At The Expense Of Chronically Ill

By Jay Hancock July 17, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Senate draft bill released Thursday to replace the Affordable Care Act risks creating a high-cost ghetto for those with preexisting conditions or long-term sickness, experts say.

Everyone Agrees Opioid Epidemic Is A Problem. But Ideas On How To Treat It Are Hotly Debated.

December 19, 2017 Morning Briefing

Clean needle exchanges, for example, often bring opinions on either side. “We don’t have a free-case-of-beer-a-month program for alcoholics,” says Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery. But others point to research that shows the programs are helpful.

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