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Research Finds Link Between Poor Health And Seniors Switching Out Of Private Medicare Plans

By Jordan Rau February 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Some advocates are concerned that the Medicare Advantage plans have incentives to skim off the lowest-maintenance customers and leave the expensive patients to the traditional program.

Key Senate, House Committee Chairmen Offer Plan To Fix Medicare Doctor Payments

By Mary Agnes Carey October 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The proposal would keep physician pay at current levels but offer them incentives for quality improvements.

Medicare Lags In Project to Expand Hospice

By Jordan Rau May 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The 2010 health law called for an experiment to see if allowing patients to continue to have lifesaving treatments when they join hospice would improve their quality of care and save money.

Adding To Health Insurance Confusion, Other Groups Try To Cash In

By Lynn Hatter, WFSU November 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

With the federal exchanges still not working well, some uninsured people are turning to local groups to figure what to do. In Florida, a lack of coordination among different agencies is leaving room for dubious outfits to enter the scene.

‘Motor Voter’ Meets The Health Law

By Anna Gorman November 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

New insurance marketplaces around the country are weighing whether to offer voter registration to people signing up for health insurance. The issue could cause political and legal fights across the nation.

Bipartisan Center Offers Plan To Reduce Health Spending

By Mary Agnes Carey April 19, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Medicare beneficiaries would have access to better coordinated medical care and the current Medicare physician payment formula would be scrapped as part of a health care cost containment plan the Bipartisan Policy Center unveiled Thursday. The plan offers more than 50 recommendations that would cut the federal deficit by about $560 billion over the next […]

Study: Seniors Look For Star Ratings On Medicare Advantage Plans

By Ankita Rao January 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

America’s seniors are benefiting from a star rating system that ranks the quality of Medicare Advantage plans, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Authors affiliated with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a study of almost 1.3 million Medicare beneficiaries. They found a positive relationship — […]

House Panel Examines Nuts & Bolts Of Changing Traditional Medicare

February 26, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Outside of the heat of election season, a House subcommittee chaired by GOP Rep. Kevin Brady begins examining options for cost savings in traditional Medicare. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and Jackie Judd discuss the proceedings.

HHS Releases First Rule About Health Benefits For Same-Sex Couples; IRS Issues Guidance On Tax Filing

August 29, 2013 Morning Briefing

In what the department described as its “first guidance” in the wake of the Supreme Court striking down the Defense of Marriage Act, HHS said that all Medicare Advantage enrollees, including same-sex couples, will have equal access to coverage in a nursing home. The Internal Revenue Service made a similar announcement today regarding tax filing by same-sex couples.

‘Remarkably Friendly’ Hearing For Acting Medicare Chief

April 9, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Marilyn Tavenner, the acting head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and President Obama’s nominee to keep the job, found both Democratic and Republican support during a Senate Finance Committee hearing today. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about the hearing and when the Senate could vote on the confirmation.

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Reaches Record High

June 11, 2013 Morning Briefing

An analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation and Mathematica Policy Research found that despite concerns the health law’s future payment cuts would have a chilling effect, Medicare Advantage enrollment increased by nearly 10 percent last year and by 30 percent since 2010.

Why State Exchange Sites Worked While The Federal Site Faltered

By Patrick Marshall, The Seattle Times October 31, 2013 KFF Health News Original

What accounts for the different experiences of the state and federally managed exchanges? Why are the exchanges that the federal government runs so bug-ridden, subjecting users to long delays and possibly even more serious problems?

IOM Panel Raises Concerns About Lowering Medicare Pay For High Spending Areas

By Jordan Rau March 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The report suggests that cutting payments in areas that pay more per beneficiary, such as Manhattan and Florida, could hit hospitals and doctors who are not providing expensive care.

Office Nurses’ Role Evolves In Marketplace; Studies Look At Heart Procedures

July 10, 2013 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal examines how companies, facing higher insurance costs, are using office nurses to “nudge employees about long-term, expensive conditions.” Meanwhile, heart studies probe where hospitals are building new angioplasty centers and how Medicare Advantage handles cardiac treatment.

Affordable Care Act Brings More Money, More Stress To Illinois Clinics

By Joel Hood, Chicago Tribune October 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health centers expand thanks to federal grants, but increased competition could hurt smaller facilities.

Viewpoints On Medicare: Advantage Program Offers Roadmap To Improving The Program; Rare Bipartisan Support For Doctor Pay Fix

July 3, 2013 Morning Briefing

Several outlets offer opinions on the Medicare system.

Dartmouth Study Questions Widely Used Risk-Adjustment Methods

By Jordan Rau February 21, 2013 KFF Health News Original

In evaluating a hospital and health plan in the increasingly expensive U.S. health care system, federal officials and researchers often first factor in an assessment of how sick their patients are. A new study, however, challenges the validity of several widely used “risk-adjustment” efforts and suggests that Medicare is overpaying some plans and facilities while […]

Probe Of Medicare Advantage Leak Finds Wide Speculation On Deal

May 14, 2013 Morning Briefing

The Wall Street Journal reports many people were talking about a possible compromise.

Medical Research, FDA And Mental Health Programs Face Budget Bite

By Mary Agnes Carey March 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Federal funding for Medicaid is untouched but doctors, hospitals and other Medicare providers will see a 2 percent reduction.

Medicare Targets Health Plans With Low Ratings

November 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Medicare officials are encouraging 525,000 beneficiaries to switch out of these 26 Medicare Advantage and drug plans that have received low ratings for three consecutive years.

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