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Medicare Trying To Nudge Seniors Out Of Plans With Low Ratings

By Susan Jaffe November 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Government is sending letters to a half million beneficiaries to alert them to their plans’ poor performance.

Medicare Silver Bullets: What’s The Best Way To Control Costs?

December 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

KHN asked a range of health policy experts the following question: If you could make only one change to Medicare to control costs, what would it be and why?

HHS Touts Growth In Medicare Advantage Plans, Drop In Premiums

By Mary Agnes Carey September 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Just days away from a House hearing where Republicans are likely to charge that the 2010 health law’s cuts to Medicare Advantage plans will cause insurers to leave the program and seniors to pay more for coverage, the Obama administration said Wednesday that as a result of the law seniors now have more of these […]

HMO-Like Plans May Be Poised To Make Comeback In Online Insurance Markets

By Julie Appleby January 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Insurers bet some consumers will choose cheaper plans that restrict their choice of doctors, despite worries about skimpy care and huge bills for out-of-network providers.

First Edition: April 2, 2013

April 2, 2013 Morning Briefing

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news that the administration is delaying a health law provision aimed at small business and also opting to increase payments to Medicare Advantage programs.

Retiring Medicare Actuary Reflects On The Politics Of Health Care Spending And Why He Almost Quit

By Mary Agnes Carey January 28, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Richard Foster talks about the travails of trying to provide objective information to Congress and the White House.

Medicare Boosts Rather Than Cuts Payments To Advantage Plans

April 2, 2013 Morning Briefing

The insurance industry won a major lobbying victory Monday after the Obama administration backtracked on an earlier plan to cut Medicare Advantage payments to insurers by 2.2 percent in 2014 and instead decided to give them a 3.3 percent increase.

At Health Law Anniversary, Even Bigger Changes Loom

April 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health policy reporters weigh in on what’s changed since the Affordable Care Act became law three years ago for consumers, businesses, state governments, and what’s next for expanding Medicaid and launching exchanges.

Progressive Group Recommends $385 Billion In Health Cuts

By Phil Galewitz November 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals, drug companies, nursing homes and health plans would lose billions in Medicare funding over the next decade under a budget deficit cutting plan recommended by the Center for American Progress, a left-leaning think tank which has close ties to President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton. But officials at the center say their […]

Study: Health Law Protected Young Adults From High Hospital Bills

By Sarah Varney May 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Researchers at the RAND Corporation set out to find some hard data on one aspect of the health law: Does having medical insurance protect young adults from the financial ruin that often comes with a major injury or illness? The quick answer: Yes, it does. Since September 2010, the Affordable Care Act has allowed young […]

Health Insurers Launch TV Campaign Opposing Medicare Advantage Cuts

March 7, 2013 Morning Briefing

The ads, including a 30-second TV spot that will run in a dozen states and Washington, D.C., are designed to increase pressure on Congress and the Obama administration to stop proposed 2.3 percent cuts to these private plans. In addition, some analysts predict earnings drops for some insurers if the cuts go forward.

Providers File The Bulk Of Medicare Appeals

By Susan Jaffe November 15, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Health care providers who appealed to Medicare judges won more often than patients did, according to a report by the inspector general at the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Hospitals, physicians, medical equipment suppliers and other providers also filed 85 percent of the cases decided by the administrative law judges in fiscal […]

Medicare Extends Enrollment Period For Those Affected By Sandy

By Susan Jaffe November 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Medicare beneficiaries battered by Superstorm Sandy have one less problem to worry about: Federal officials have extended the Dec. 7 deadline to enroll in a private medical or drug plan for next year for those still coping with storm damage. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “understands that many Medicare beneficiaries have been affected by […]

Feds Make It Easier For States To Enroll Poor Under Health Law

By Phil Galewitz May 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

States will have the option to use data from food stamps, other programs, to enroll adults in Medicaid. Officials say the changes are geared to states that are expanding the program next year, but they may also be adopted by others.

Possible Medicare Advantage Pay Reductions Cause Insurer Stocks To Slip

February 20, 2013 Morning Briefing

The proposed cuts in federal payments, which are open to comment until March 1, could lead to reduced coverage or fewer options for people who choose to buy these plans.

The Arkansas Medicaid Model: What You Need To Know About The ‘Private Option’

By Jay Hancock May 1, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Arkansas has broached what could be a deal-making compromise for states in a stalemate over whether or not to expand Medicaid. The Arkansas model gives Washington the increased coverage for the poor it wants, and Republicans something that looks less like government and more like business.

Medicare Discloses Hospitals’ Bonuses, Penalties Based On Quality

By Jordan Rau December 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Under a program set up by the health law, payments to 1,557 hospitals will be increased, while 1,427 will drop.

Some Republican Health Staffers Flee The Hill

March 11, 2013 Morning Briefing

Politico reports that some GOP health care staffers have left Capitol Hill to take lobbying jobs that offer more money, fewer hours and less frustration. In other Congressional news, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is pushing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to scale back proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage.

What’s Next In The Senate: In The Coming Weeks And After 2014

April 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Jackie Judd talks with KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey about what’s next for the stalled confirmation of Marilyn Tavenner, and who will fill the void in health policy when three senior Senate Democrats retire in 2014.

VP Debate: Two Visions For Medicare

October 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Vice President Joe Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan laid out their parties’ competing visions for Medicare at the vice presidential debate in Danville, Ky., on Thursday.

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