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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 11, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including previews of how Medicare and other health policy issues might play in tonight’s vice presidential debate. The New York Times: This Election, A Stark Choice In Health Care When Americans go to the polls next month, they will cast a vote not just for president […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 11, 2012

By Andrew Villegas September 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports exploring how, based on his recent comments, Mitt Romney’s health law replacement goals could become tricky. The New York Times: It Will Be Tricky For Romney To Keep Best Of Health Law While Repealing It Mitt Romney’s pledge to guarantee access to health insurance […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 9, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about how a new poll indicates GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney gained a significant bounce from last week’s debate performance. The Wall Street Journal’s Washington Wire: Romney Leaps Past Obama In Pew Poll Mitt Romney’s debate performance has wiped out President Barack Obama’s advantage, […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 26, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 26, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organiations, including reports about a round of new polls sizing up the status of the presidential campaign as well as one from The Associated Press measuring public opinion about the implementation of the health law. The New York Times: Test For Obama As Deficit Stays Over $1 […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 18, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton October 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organiztions, including resports about how the presidential candidates are crafting messages on women’s health issues in order to appeal to female voters. Politico: Boehner And Obama Haven’t Talked Fiscal Cliff It’s a striking admission from the nation’s top elected Republican and clear evidence that the most urgent […]

Gym Memberships In Medicare Advantage Plans Cater To Healthy Seniors

By Shefali S. Kulkarni January 11, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Despite federal regulations that prohibit health insurance plans from cherry-picking their beneficiaries, some Medicare Advantage plans may be doing just that, only indirectly. A new study from the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that when Medicare Advantage plans alter their benefits to include perks like gym memberships, they tend to attract healthier seniors. That […]

Today’s Headlines – August 30, 2012

By Lexie Verdon August 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports on Rep. Paul Ryan’s speech to the GOP convention. The New York Times: Rousing G.O.P., Ryan Faults ‘Missing’ Leadership Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin, whose budget plans have come to define conservative opposition to President Obama’s governing philosophy, accepted the Republican vice-presidential nomination […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 18, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The New York Times: Limits Placed On Immigrants In Health Care Law The White House has ruled that young immigrants who will be allowed to stay in the United States as part of a new federal policy will not be eligible for health insurance coverage under President Obama’s health care overhaul. The decision — disclosed […]