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Health Care Spending Forecast To Increase Modestly In Next Decade

By Mary Agnes Carey September 3, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Federal actuaries say the economic rebound and increasing number of people with insurance will push up spending.

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You’re Being Observed In The Hospital? Patients With Private Insurance Better Off Than Seniors

By Susan Jaffe September 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Among the most significant difference is that patient with their own insurance don’t face the same danger of losing nursing home coverage.

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Medicare & Aging News From KFF Health News

July 8, 2014 Page

KFF Health News has had a variety of coverage about Medicare, long-term care and other issues affecting seniors’ quality of care and life. Below is a complete list of our 2014 coverage. See Stories Published In: 2013 | 2012 KFF Health News’s coverage of aging and long-term care issues is produced with support from The […]

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Lawsuits: Medicare Advantage Plans Boost Payments By Claiming Sicker Patients

November 24, 2014 Morning Briefing

Also, retirees of big companies are being moved off of health plans, and advocates help African Americans understand their elevated risk of Alzheimer’s.

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Must A Divorced Dad Cover Adult Kids; Will Medicare Pay For Infusion Therapy

By Michelle Andrews August 12, 2014 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s consumer columnist Michelle Andrews explores a divorced mother’s efforts to get her ex-husband to keep their sons on his plan, one senior’s problems getting Medicare to cover his antibiotic infusion at home and what earnings one reader will have to count when applying for premium subsidies.

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In The Medicare Bonus Round, The Winners Are…Small, Specialty Hospitals!

By Michael Tomsic, WFAE February 19, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Some hospital revenue is now going to be tied to how happy you – the patient – are when you stay there. But not all hospitals are going to be capable of winning the Medicare sweepstakes.

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Hundreds Of Hospitals Struggle To Improve Patient Satisfaction

By Jordan Rau March 10, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Pleasing patients has become more important to hospitals as Medicare takes consumers views into account when setting payments. Most hospitals are getting better, but others have not improved since the government started publishing ratings six years ago.

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Medicare Advantage Plans Marked By Shortcomings

October 13, 2014 Morning Briefing

The New York Times reports that these problem areas include rejection of claims for medical services and limits on prescription drug coverage. News outlets also report on ACOs grades and Medicare Advantage rate shifts.

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Decoding The High-Stakes Debate Over Medicare Advantage Cuts

By Jay Hancock April 7, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In high-visibility ad campaigns, insurers maintain that reduced payment rates, which are expected to be announced Monday, will do real harm. What should beneficiaries expect?

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Medicare Testing Payment Options That Could End Observation Care Penalties

By Susan Jaffe July 22, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The pilot projects underway at hospitals eliminate the requirement that seniors must be admitted for three days before they qualify for nursing home coverage.

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Physicians Contemplate Future Business Decisions Under ‘Doc Fix’ Cloud

October 28, 2014 Morning Briefing

In other Medicare news, an advocacy group analysis finds that seniors in six Michigan counties will pay more than others in the United States for their Medicare Advantage Plans. Also, the latest news on a Medicare class action suit.

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Pain Doctors Profit From Drug Tests On Seniors

November 11, 2014 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal reports that some Medicare doctors are making more from testing their patients for drug abuse than for treating them for pain. Another story looks at the need for better information to help seniors compare traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans to figure out which is best for them.

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Washington And Other States See New Insurers On Exchanges

By Pauline Bartolone, Capital Public Radio June 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a partnership that includes Capital Public Radio, NPR and Kaiser Health News. It can be republished for free. (details) SEATTLE — Washington State’s health insurance exchange is looking to be an attractive marketplace for new health insurance carriers, according to an early analysis of insurer premium rate filings by McKinsey […]

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FTC Cracks Down On Companies Selling Phony Health Insurance

October 15, 2014 Morning Briefing

The firms sold consumers a discount card but it offered no health insurance benefits. Also in the news, a government researcher says federal officials need to monitor billing errors and overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans.

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Obama Administration Retreats On Private Medicare Rate Cuts

By Jay Hancock April 8, 2014 KFF Health News Original

But insurers still contest the claim that rates will rise slightly after arriving at their own calculations of the originally proposed cuts.

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Too Little, Too Late For Many New Yorkers Seeking Hospice

By Fred Mogul, WNYC December 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Evidence shows hospice care can extend life and save money, but only if patients and doctors dare ask for the help. One New Yorker said hospice gave her back a normal life — at peace, pain subdued.

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Medicaid’s Western Push Hits Montana

By Eric Whitney, Montana Public Radio January 6, 2015 KFF Health News Original

After sitting out the first full year of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, lawmakers in Montana have moved on to arguing — not about whether — but about how much federal cash to pull down.

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Draft Rules Would Help Protect Seniors When Medicare Advantage Plans Drop Doctors

By Susan Jaffe March 24, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The proposals by federal officials come in response to UnitedHealthcare’s efforts to cancel contracts with thousands of doctors in 10 states just weeks before seniors had to enroll in plans.

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Impact Of Medicare Advantage Cuts On Seniors Sharply Disputed

By Phil Galewitz February 23, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Experts say that costs may rise for some enrollees, but rates have been largely stable for most.

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Letters To The Editor: The Health Insurance Affordability Gap; What’s Ahead For The Health Law; Doctor Burnout; Medicare Advantage Payment Rates

April 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Letters to the Editor is a periodic KHN feature.

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