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Politics Makes Abortion Training In Texas Difficult

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media June 22, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The hostile climate surrounding abortion in Texas has made it hard for doctors-in-training to learn to do abortions. Professors feel intimidated, and there are fewer clinics where residents can train.

A Voter’s Guide To The Health Law

By Julie Rovner February 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Candidates — on both sides — are bending the facts about the Affordable Care Act.

Candidates’ Drug-Price Plans May Miss The Mark

By Julie Rovner February 25, 2016 KFF Health News Original

There is more than one reason prices are rising, and no single solution.

Want Into A Clinical Trial? Read This First.

By Emily Bazar January 20, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Experimental drugs might help desperate patients, but don’t count on an easy cure.

Cruz, Sanders Win Big In Wisconsin

April 6, 2016 Morning Briefing

Republican front-runner Donald Trump had stumbled in recent days over comments he made about women and abortion.

Questions Remain Over What Happens After Cruz’s Scorched-Earth Approach To Health Law

March 28, 2016 Morning Briefing

The Republican candidate has yet to lay out a health care insurance plan to replace the Affordable Care Act, and as he heads into Wisconsin, the land of House Speaker Paul Ryan and Gov. Scott Walker, some say he is missing an opportunity to capitalize on the issue. In other 2016 election news, Chelsea Clinton talks about the “crushing costs” of health care, but KHN’s Julie Rovner discusses how the issue has mostly faded into the background.

Texas’ Changing Relationship To Obamacare

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media November 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

For the moment, Texas Republicans still consider the Affordable Care Act to be political kryptonite, but the story on the local level is different: many moderates want the money that would come with expanding Medicaid, the state-federal health care program for the poor.

Covered California Reports Modest Rate Increases, Regional Variation

By April Dembosky, KQED and Lisa Aliferis, KQED July 28, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Premiums for the state’s 1.3 million people in the state’s Obamacare marketplace will rise an average 4 percent, with average increases as low as 1.8 percent in Los Angeles and as high as 13 percent in Santa Cruz.

In Tracking Outbreaks Of Food Poisoning, Can Yelp Help?

By Barbara Feder Ostrov October 22, 2015 KFF Health News Original

During a recent, widespread food poisoning outbreak in San Jose, some of the most detailed accounts surfaced on the popular consumer review site.

The Battle Over Planned Parenthood

August 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News correspondent Julie Rovner discusses the efforts to defund Planned Parenthood on NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook.

Health Care Industry Braces For Its Enemy No. 1: The Republican Front-Runners

March 22, 2016 Morning Briefing

With both Donald Trump and Ted Cruz promising to repeal the health law, hospitals, insurers, consulting firms and others whose businesses have boomed see headaches ahead. In other news, Hillary Clinton talks about how she would expand health care of undocumented immigrants.

After Drug Makers, Insurers Could Be Next Target Of Clinton’s Attacks Over Health Costs

February 3, 2016 Morning Briefing

“People may remember that I took on the health insurance industry back in the nineties,” Hillary Clinton said at a recent event in Iowa. In other 2016 election news, a bipartisan group examines Sen. Bernie Sanders’ plan to pay for universal health care and reports that it falls far short of estimates and The Washington Post’s Fact Checker calls out Sen. Ted Cruz’s premium claims.

Iowa Caucuses: Cruz Beats Trump; Clinton Claims Narrow Victory

February 2, 2016 Morning Briefing

The night signals a long road ahead for both parties.

Trump, Clinton Super Tuesday Victories Solidify Front-Runner Statuses, But Rivals Hold On

March 2, 2016 Morning Briefing

Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump nabbed at least 7 states, with Sen. Bernie Sanders holding on to 4, including his home state of Vermont, and Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio taking 3 and 1, respectively. The vast majority of voters did not rank health care as the most important issue.

Ted Cruz Attacks Donald Trump’s Positions On Health Care And Abortion

January 28, 2016 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile in New Hampshire, a conservative group tries to label Republican candidate John Kasich as an “Obama Republican” due to his Medicaid actions as Ohio governor. And on the Democratic side of the race, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that Sen. Bernie Sanders’ universal health care plan is unrealistic.

Viewpoints: Cruz’s FDA Plan Falls Short; Fixing U.S. Opioid Abuse; Parents’ Fear Of Concussions

December 22, 2015 Morning Briefing

A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.

In Aftermath Of Scalia’s Death, Clinton Highlights Individual Cases While Sanders Takes Broader Tactic

February 17, 2016 Morning Briefing

Both candidates are voicing concerns: Bernie Sanders cites frustration over Republican’s “obstructionism,” while Hillary Clinton is stressing the importance of cases on the docket — including one on abortion rights. On the Republican side of the race, Ted Cruz is campaigning on his relationship with Justice Antonin Scalia — even if they had a rocky start.

Presidential Candidates’ Health Care Positions Would Affect Consumers’ Finances, Retirement Plans

November 30, 2015 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, The Associated Press details presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ plans to “repeal and replace” Obamacare, while The New York Times checks in on Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign. News outlets also report on how the GOP field is dealing with the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs and the drug abuse issue.

2015 Home Health Agencies Ratings: 5-Star Facilities

By Jordan Rau July 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News lists the 239 home health agencies that received Medicare’s highest rating of five stars.

Health Care Attacks Escalate As Candidates Make Final Push Before Caucuses

February 1, 2016 Morning Briefing

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton says opponent Bernie Sanders’ health care plan will “never, ever come to pass,” and targets Republican Ted Cruz over his lack of a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, Sanders defends his proposals from critics who call them unrealistic. And STAT looks at how Americans’ health care has become the defining battle between the two candidates.

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