Trump Promises ‘Phenomenal’ Health Plan. What Might That Mean?
By Julie Appleby
September 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
In the background, advisers weigh the risks of rolling out a comprehensive health care proposal. Peering into the crystal ball, here’s a glimpse of what could be included in the GOP plan.
Trump Administration Hits Brakes On Law To Curb Unneeded Medicare CT Scans, MRIs
By Phil Galewitz
August 14, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Critics worry the delays come at a steep cost: Medicare paying for millions of unnecessary exams and patients subject to radiation for no medical benefit.
With Becerra as HHS Pick, California Plots More Progressive Health Care Agenda
By Angela Hart Samantha Young
December 10, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has already begun discussing California health care priorities with Xavier Becerra, tapped this week by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as his Health and Human Services secretary.
Think ‘Medicare For All’ Is The Only Democratic Health Plan? Think Again
By Emmarie Huetteman
October 15, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The Democratic presidential candidates have hit hard on health care, but generally the debates have centered on what kind of system candidates propose. The candidates’ ideas on many other issues, such as mental health and gun safety, have attracted much less attention.
Industry Roundup: A Medicare Advantage Pay Bump; Hospitals’ Partnerships With Local Agencies; Social Safety Nets And Health
April 7, 2020
Morning Briefing
CMS has finalized a bump for Medicare Advantage plans that’s a good deal higher than the agency’s initial proposal that met with fierce industry opposition. Meanwhile, researchers look at a variety of factors when it comes to spending and safety nets.
Millones con diabetes no aprovechan programa nutricional de Medicare
By Phil Galewitz
September 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Hay unos 15 millones de beneficiarios de Medicare que viven con diabetes, pero solo unos 100,000 se han inscripto para usar este beneficio que, al parecer, tiene buenos resultados.
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: All About ‘Medicare for All’
July 2, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Need to know more about “Medicare for All?” It’s a top issue in the Democratic presidential primary campaign. This holiday week, we are rerunning our explainer on the subject. But first, KHN’s “What the Health?” host Julie Rovner talks to KHN’s Shefali Luthra about how health played out in the first Democratic candidate debates last week.
Were You Notified About Missing Tax Forms for Your ACA Subsidy? Blame COVID.
By Michelle Andrews
November 23, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Some consumers who received tax credits to purchase insurance from Affordable Care Act marketplaces report they’ve received letters in error from the government saying they didn’t file the IRS forms to account for how much money they made and how much funding they received from the government.
Medicare Advantage Is A Fast-Growing, Lucrative Marketplace. But Is It Benefiting Patients Or Insurers More?
February 21, 2020
Morning Briefing
The new popularity of Medicare Advantage plans has grown without much public policy debate about the effects of large-scale privatization on patient health and on the costs to both the government and enrollees. Critics are worried about what that could mean for patients.
Biden-Harris Debate Rematch Highlights Health Plan Differences
By Emmarie Huetteman
July 31, 2019
KFF Health News Original
The Wednesday night event marked the second night in a row for Democratic presidential hopefuls to stake claims on how to fix the health care system.
North Carolina Treasurer Took On the Hospitals. Now He’s Paying Political Price.
By Jordan Rau
October 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
The state hospital association has endorsed Dale Folwell’s opponent after the treasurer sought to force them to accept lower reimbursements from the state employees’ health plan.
Betting On Medicare Advantage Pays Off Big For UnitedHealth
January 16, 2020
Morning Briefing
UnitedHealth executives said they added 370,000 Advantage members during the open enrollment period that ended Dec. 7, which reflects growth of about 140% over the prior annual enrollment period. As the program grows in popularity, insurers clamor for a piece of the lucrative marketplace.
Denuncian fraude a Medicare con aparatos ortopédicos a través de la telemedicina
By Victoria Knight
October 9, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Llaman por teléfono o aparecen en un chat y preguntan si el adulto mayor siente algún dolor. Luego le envían, en un caso, hasta 13 aparatos ortopédicos: rodilleras, cabestrillos, fajas. Facturan millones a Medicare.
Calificación de estrellas del Obamacare ofrece algo de información, pero no para todos
By Lauren Weber Phil Galewitz
November 1, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Las calificaciones se pueden ver en cuidadodesalud.gov, el sitio federal en donde los consumidores revisan los beneficios y precios de los planes.
Prognosis for Rural Hospitals Worsens With Pandemic
By Sarah Jane Tribble
August 26, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Rural hospitals were already struggling before the coronavirus emerged. Now, the loss of revenue from patients who are afraid to come to the emergency room, postponing doctor’s appointments and delaying elective surgeries is adding to the pressure.
Patients Caught In Middle Of Fight Between Health Care Behemoths
By Steven Findlay
April 25, 2019
KFF Health News Original
A legal battle in Pennsylvania is testing the boundaries of health care competition and government action to oversee and regulate it.
Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks To Let Medicare Patients Appeal Gap in Nursing Home Coverage
By Susan Jaffe
August 12, 2019
KFF Health News Original
Medicare beneficiaries under observation care in the hospital can face higher costs for treatment and are not covered for nursing home care when discharged. A federal trial in Hartford, Conn., will determine whether the government’s ban on appeals involving observation care coverage is fair.
Cómo sería el “fenomenal” plan de salud que promete Trump
By Julie Appleby
September 4, 2019
KFF Health News Original
El presidente ha mencionado en varias oportunidades un plan de salud, sin ofrecer muchos detalles. Sin embargo, un documento de 2018 deja entrever algunas de sus ideas centrales.
Sen. Graham Complains That 3 Blue States Get a Third of ACA Funding
By Phil Galewitz
October 29, 2020
KFF Health News Original
Sen. Lindsey Graham insinuates that the law is sending a disproportionate amount of money to New York, California and Massachusetts, all represented by Democrats.
Trumpeted New Medicare Advantage Benefits Will Be Hard For Seniors To Find
By Susan Jaffe
November 9, 2018
KFF Health News Original
Federal officials are hailing the introduction of services such as transportation to medical appointments, home-delivered meals and installation of wheelchair ramps as a way to keep beneficiaries healthy and avoid costly hospitalizations. But not many plans are offering the services in 2019.
