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Humana’s Profit Shrinks On Higher Expenses

May 7, 2014 Morning Briefing

The insurer said it expects to add more customers to its Medicare Advantage and individual plan businesses. Meanwhile, a few hospitals say they are doing simple surgeries for some uninsured patients for free to keep their problems from turning into emergencies that would be more expensive to treat, and those who developed meningitis as a result of tainted products seek compensation.

Report: Adults With Serious Mental Illnesses Face 80% Unemployment

By Jenny Gold July 10, 2014 KFF Health News Original

This KHN story can be republished for free. (details) Employment rates for people with a serious mental illness are dismally low and getting worse, according to a report from the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Just 17.8 percent of people receiving public mental health services were employed in 2012 – down from 23 percent in […]

First Edition: April 7, 2014

April 7, 2014 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including stories about the next round of health law challenges the Obama administration faces as well as the new Medicare Advantage rates scheduled to be announced today.

Health Insurers Face An Uncertain Future

By Jim Doyle, St. Louis Post-Dispatch November 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Insurers battle to increase profits while adapting to health law’s new constraints.

Shutdown Not Hurting Seniors’ Ability To Get Medicare Plan Information

By Susan Jaffe October 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The government may still be shut down — for now — and federal websites still caution visitors that information may not be up to date while the government is closed. But Medicare beneficiaries do not have to worry about getting accurate details from the plan finder website during the current open enrollment season, officials said. […]

Feds Propose Medicare Advantage Payment Cuts, Could Have Election Impact

February 23, 2014 Morning Briefing

Medicare Advantage is the managed care program, run by private insurance companies, for seniors and disabled people.

Boeing, Health Care Providers Join Forces In Bid To Curb Costs

By Lisa Stiffler, Seattle Times June 17, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The aerospace giant is teaming with accountable care organizations to save themselves money by taking the “middle men” — insurers — out of their health care equation.

Regulators Propose 1.9% Cut To Medicare Advantage Payments

February 24, 2014 Morning Briefing

Federal regulators late Friday proposed cutting payments to private Medicare plans by 1.9 percent after recent lower health care spending growth. Insurers worry the cut could be much deeper than that after health law fees and other payment changes take effect, however, and say another cut could affect benefits for seniors.

Effort To Fix SGR Formula Snagged Over Cost

March 24, 2014 Morning Briefing

Prospects are growing dim that Congress will permanently fix Medicare’s outdated payment formula this year because lawmakers have been unable to agree on a way to pay for it. Meanwhile, federal officials have drafted rules to protect seniors when Medicare Advantage plans cut doctors from their networks.

GOP Strategists Prepare To Pounce On Medicare Advantage Payment Changes

February 21, 2014 Morning Briefing

The new payment rates for private Medicare Advantage plans — expected to be announced Friday — are likely to become political fodder in the midterm elections, reports Politico. Meanwhile, congressional Republicans come out against proposed changes in the Medicare prescription drug program which they say would increase seniors’ costs.

Viewpoints: ‘Pent-Up Demand’ For Health Care; Too Early For That White House Victory Lap; The Fight Over Medicare Advantage

April 3, 2014 Morning Briefing

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

House GOP Attacks Obama On Medicare Advantage Cuts

February 14, 2014 Morning Briefing

The letter from the Republican leadership team is a sign the GOP will seize on the cuts and blame the administration, betting the issue will help the party in the midterm elections.

Research Roundup: Distance From A Transplant Center; Medicaid Prenatal Care; Metastasis Of Email; Profiting From Medicare Advantage

March 28, 2014 Morning Briefing

This week’s studies come from JAMA, JAMA Pediatrics, the Urban Institute, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Employee Benefit Research Institute and the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Health Stocks Rise As Worries Ease About Medicare Advantage Payment Rate Cuts

February 25, 2014 Morning Briefing

Shares of Humana, UnitedHealth, Aetna and others went up Monday as estimates of the 2015 payment rate reduction estimates appeared to land closer to 4 percent than to the initial expectations around 7 percent or even deeper.

First Edition: February 24, 2014

February 24, 2014 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of Medicare Advantage payment rates, as well as a range of stories about the health law’s Medicaid expansion and online insurance marketplaces.

GOP Readies New Votes On Health Law Mandate Repeal, Medicare Advantage Cuts

February 24, 2014 Morning Briefing

In the meantime, one Democratic senator is pulling back from comments he made on repealing the health law.

FAQ: Seniors On Medicare Don’t Need To Apply To The Health Law Marketplaces

By Mary Agnes Carey September 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The online exchanges that open Oct. 1 are not aimed at Medicare beneficiaries, but the 2010 health law does affect seniors in other ways.

Selling Marketplace Plans To Medicare Beneficiaries Will Be Illegal

By Susan Jaffe September 13, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The administration ramps up its message that seniors with Medicare coverage do not need plans from the exchanges.

What Happens To A Consumer Who Gets Exchange Plan Buyer’s Remorse?

By Michelle Andrews May 20, 2014 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s consumer columnist looks into issues raised by readers about health law coverage.

On Capitol Hill, Some Debt Limit Solutions Include ‘Doc Fix’

February 10, 2014 Morning Briefing

In other congressional news, health insurers are upping their efforts to fight Medicare Advantage cuts and the Washington Post’s fact checker takes a look at health law claims made by Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.

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