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Republicans Race The Clock On Health Care — But The Calendar Is Not Helping

By Julie Rovner May 22, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The delays in pushing through a bill to replace Obamacare are beginning to back up other key items on the congressional calendar.

Paid Parental Leave May Be The Idea That Transcends Politics

By Steven Findlay July 26, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The Trump administration’s 2018 budget calls for a national paid-leave plan for parents after the birth or adoption of a child. It’s not clear yet whether congressional Republicans will agree.

Hospitals Ramp Up Hyperbaric Therapy For Diabetics, Despite Concerns

By Phil Galewitz June 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Medicare is trying to deter overuse of hyperbaric therapy, and some experts question its effectiveness for healing diabetic wounds, one of the treatment’s fastest-growing uses.

Rep. Walden Delays House Vote On Children’s Insurance To Seek Compromise With Democrats

October 11, 2017 Morning Briefing

Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program expired last month. Although both parties support the program, they are divided about how to pay for it in this bill.

Obamacare Inspires Unlikely Political Action In California’s Red Region

By April Dembosky, KQED July 7, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In a county where cows outnumber people and most voters supported Donald Trump, a coalition of health clinics is driven to defend the health law.

So Much Care It Hurts: Unneeded Scans, Therapy, Surgery Only Add To Patients’ Ills

By Liz Szabo October 23, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Overtreatment of breast cancer and other diseases is pervasive, burdening patients and the health care system with enormous costs and needless suffering.

For Millennials, Both Good And Bad News In Senate’s GOP Health Bill

By Anna Gorman and Kellen Browning June 28, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Provisions in the Senate’s “repeal and replace” bill could help some young adults by lowering the cost of premiums but could hurt others who gained insurance through a massive expansion to Medicaid.

GOP Health Bill Eases Rules For Some Small-Business Plans

By Julie Appleby July 12, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Congressional Republicans are keen to loosen restrictions set by the federal health law on insurance sold by associations that small employers join.

Do Pharma’s Claims On Drug Prices Pass The Smell Test? We Found 5 Stinkers.

By Jay Hancock October 2, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Drug companies are in the midst of a glossy publicity campaign to stop attempts to control rising pharma costs. But the devil is in the details.

End-Of-Life Advice: More Than 500,000 Chat On Medicare’s Dime

By JoNel Aleccia August 14, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In the first year of payments for advance-care planning sessions, once decried as ”death panels,“ use is higher than expected, new data show.

Safe Under The ACA, Patients With Preexisting Conditions Now Fear Bias

By Charlotte Huff June 29, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Thinking they were protected from insurance discrimination, many people got tested to see if they were likely to develop serious diseases. Legislation pushed by Republican leaders in Congress would leave them vulnerable.

Feds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare

By Susan Jaffe June 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

People who were using marketplace plans instead of Medicare may qualify for the reprieve. They have until Sept. 30 to apply.

Senators’ Dueling Web Shoutouts Echo Nation’s Partisan Divide On Obamacare

By Rachel Bluth June 1, 2017 KFF Health News Original

In the early stages of the Senate’s attempts to write a health care bill, a Republican and a Democrat each solicit constituents’ Obamacare experiences from opposite ends of the spectrum.

Half The Time, Nursing Homes Scrutinized On Safety By Medicare Are Still Treacherous

By Jordan Rau July 6, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Of the 528 nursing homes that graduated from special focus status before 2014 and are still operating, more than half — 52 percent — have harmed patients or operated in a way that put patients in serious jeopardy within the past three years, a KHN analysis finds.

Parents Of Sick Children Fear Trap If States Have Say On ‘Preexisting Conditions’

By Bram Sable-Smith, Side Effects Public Media May 10, 2017 KFF Health News Original

“I’m not going to risk my son’s health on the political whims of Jefferson City,” says one Missouri father, whose son requires about $20,000 to $30,000 in medical care expenses a year. The new GOP health bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act lets states decide whether or not insurers must cover people with preexisting conditions, such as birth defects.

Crippling Medicaid Cuts Could Upend Rural Health Services

By Virginia Anderson July 11, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Patient advocates say that the Senate Republicans’ proposal to change federal funding for Medicaid could lead to more shutdowns of rural facilities, reduced payments to doctors and fewer programs for people with health needs or disabilities.

Strategies To Defend Unpopular GOP Health Bill: Euphemisms, False Statements And Deleted Comments

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica May 25, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Since the House passed the American Health Care Act, Republican members of Congress have tried to swing public opinion to their side. ProPublica has been tracking what they’re saying.

Millions Of Ill People May Face ‘Extremely High Premiums’ Under House Bill, CBO Says

By Julie Rovner May 24, 2017 KFF Health News Original

The report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office evaluates last-minute changes made to the bill to help propel it to passage.

Some GOP Congress Members Could Pay Politically For ACA Repeal Vote

By Emily Bazar and Ana B. Ibarra May 5, 2017 KFF Health News Original

Some political analysts and community advocates say members of California’s Republican congressional delegation, which voted unanimously for the House bill, could be haunted at the polls.

Home Visits Help New Parents Overcome Tough Histories, Raise Healthy Children

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 21, 2017 KFF Health News Original

A program that provides $400 million in federal funding for the visits expires next month. Advocates and providers hope it will be reauthorized with a higher level of funding — but some worry that might not happen.

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