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Lawmakers Spar On Medicare Advantage Plans

September 24, 2012 Morning Briefing

In a Capitol Hill hearing Friday, Republicans challenged the Obama administration’s so-called Medicare Advantage “bonuses.”

As Open Season Begins, More Medicare Advantage Plans Get Top Ratings

October 14, 2012 Morning Briefing

CMS announces that 127 plans earn four- or five-stars, which puts them in line for government bonuses.

Issa Threatens To Subpoena HHS Medicare Advantage Documents

September 28, 2012 Morning Briefing

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, alleges that the Department of Health and Human Services is using an $8 billion Medicare bonus payment demonstration project to mask the health law’s cuts to Medicare advantage plans in advance of the election.

Romney Narrows Gap With Obama On Voters’ Trust To Manage Medicare

By Phil Galewitz October 31, 2012 KFF Health News Original

As the race for the White House has tightened, President Barack Obama has seen his advantage on several key health issues narrow significantly among likely voters, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released Wednesday. (KHN is an editorially independent program of the foundation). Most troublesome for Obama is that, among likely voters, GOP candidate Mitt Romney has pulled nearly […]

What’s At Stake For Medicare Beneficiaries In Supreme Court Decision

By Marilyn Werber Serafini June 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

If the Supreme Court strikes down the health law, 49 million Medicare beneficiaries could lose a variety of benefits that have already kicked in.

Issa Seeks Documents On Medicare Advantage Pilot Project, Hatch Asks Questions About Federal Health Exchanges

October 22, 2012 Morning Briefing

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., will subpoena internal documents from the Department of Health and Human Services related to Medicare Advantage pilot projects. Meanwhile, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, continues to question HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius about the federal operation of health exchanges.

Administration Touts Thriving Medicare Advantage Under Health Law

September 20, 2012 Morning Briefing

Enrollment in the private plans is projected to increase 11 percent next year, while premiums hold steady, officials say, disproving predictions made by critics of the health care law.

Obama Administration Grilled About Insurance Markets In House Hearing

By Phil Galewitz December 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

It was akin to being called to the principal’s office to find out why the pupil was late with her homework. Top Obama administration officials were called before a House subcommittee Thursday to answer questions about the implementation of the president’s landmark health law, and what Republicans say is a lack of clarity over how […]

Despu

By Mary Agnes Carey June 28, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The law contains a number of provisions that are changing the rules of health care for consumers.

Winners And Losers In Medicare Advantage Extras: Avalere Report

By Marilyn Werber Serafini March 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

State Weighted Average Rebate 2010 AK $0 AL $60 AR $52 AZ $59 CA $94 CO $50 CT $35 DC $77 DE $25 FL $154 GA $31 HI $51 IA $32 ID $44 IL $48 IN $40 KS $44 KY $34 LA $143 MA $33 MD $49 ME $41 MI $27 MN $25 MO $79 […]

$18 For A Baby Aspirin? Hospitals Hike Costs For Everyday Drugs For Some Patients

By Susan Jaffe April 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

People who are not admitted to the hospital

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 22, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 22, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including the latest reports about how health policies are playing on the campaign trail as candidates move into the home stretch. Los Angeles Times: Obama, Romney Launch Closing Barrage Of TV Ads Apart from the clash on the economy, the most striking aspect of the campaign’s […]

Ex-Medicare Administrator: Premium Support “Is Going To Have To Happen”

By Marilyn Werber Serafini May 31, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Former CMS administrator Thomas Scully urges both parties to take a second look at the premium support model for overhauling Medicare.

Democrats’ Medicare Offensive Falls Flat Against GOP

By Richard E. Cohen November 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

But the status quo on Capitol Hill doesn’t mean that the parties are unwilling to work on health care issues.

Today’s Headlines – June 1, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton June 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

June! Hope you had a great May, and it’s Friday! Here are your headlines: Los Angeles Times: Republicans Make New Offer In Student Loan Stalemate Under the proposal, Republicans suggested raising the amount federal employees contribute toward their retirements, a proposal Obama had included in his budget for the coming fiscal year, but is unlikely […]

Today’s Headlines – Nov. 9, 2012

By Lexie Verdon November 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about effort to cut a deal on taxes and entitlements to avoid the “fiscal cliff.” The New York Times: With Obama Re-Elected, States Scramble Over Health Law After nearly three years of legal and political threats that kept President Obama’s health care law in […]

House GOP Seeks Details On Administration Health Spending

August 10, 2012 Morning Briefing

Members of the House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees ask for information on health law implementation spending by a CMS office and on the Medicare Advantage bonus payments program.

Is HHS Medicare Advantage Celebration Premature?

By Marilyn Werber Serafini February 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Updated at 2:00 p.m. Enrollment is up and prices are down in Medicare Advantage, which offers Medicare beneficiaries private health plan alternatives – mostly managed care – to the traditional fee-for-service program. The Department of Health and Human Services is hailing the numbers as proof that predictions that the 2010 health law would damage Medicare […]

Docs Say Concerns About ER ‘Frequent Flyer’ Use Are Overblown

By Ankita Rao October 10, 2012 KFF Health News Original

When Mitt Romney advised uninsured Americans to head to the emergency room for care, analysts were quick to point out the burden of high ER costs and the danger of abusing a safety net system. But emergency departments only account for 2 percent of health care spending, according to research presented by the American College […]

Today’s Headlines – Sep. 21, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 21, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about recent polling results indicating that, despite GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s efforts to frame the Medicare debate, President Barack Obama still has the advantage on this issue. The Wall Street Journal: Headwinds For Romney In Latest Poll Results The three state surveys come […]

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