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Today’s Headlines – February 13, 2012

By Lexie Verdon February 13, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good Monday morning! Here’s your headlines to start the week: The Wall Street Journal: Budget Sets Stage For Year-End Clash President Barack Obama’s budget plan, to be released Monday, will serve both as an outline of his re-election campaign message and a blueprint of the White House strategy for another clash looming after the November […]

That Other Shopping Spree: Medicare Deadline Looms

By Christian Torres November 23, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Updated at 11:40 a.m. on Nov. 23. Black Friday is nearly upon us, and along with holiday gift shopping, there’s plenty of Medicare shopping to do over Thanksgiving weekend. Seniors have only two weeks left to choose a new Medicare Advantage or prescription drug plan, if they want to change from their current ones. Medicare’s […]

Poll: Doctors Fall Short In Helping Many Seniors

By Judith Graham April 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Large numbers of seniors aren’t receiving recommended interventions that could help forestall medical problems and improve their health, according to a new survey from the John A. Hartford Foundation. Notably, one-third of older adults said doctors didn’t review all their medications, even though problems with prescription and over-the-counter drugs are common among the elderly, leading to over […]

Today’s Headlines – Oct. 25, 2011

By Stephanie Stapleton October 25, 2011 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports that a group of Republcian governors communicated their concerns to the super committee. The Washington Post: Republican Governors Submit Recommendations To Debt “Supercommittee’ Four GOP governors sent a letter Monday to the congressional joint committee tasked with drafting a plan to reduce the […]

Today’s Headlines – May 4, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton May 4, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! Here are your end-of-week headlines! The Washington Post: Poll: Obama Leads Romney As Campaigns Converge On Virginia The Democratic president has a key advantage in his bid for re¬election: The coalition of Virginians that helped propel him to victory in 2008 — young voters, suburban Washingtonians, women and African Americans — is largely […]

Health Expert Urges States To Slow The Move To Medicaid Managed Care

By Mary Agnes Carey October 31, 2011 KFF Health News Original

As more states turn to managed care to reduce Medicaid costs, Judy Feder is urging caution. Feder, a  professor at and former dean of the Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute , is worried that officials’ enthusiasm for managed care in Medicaid “might get out of hand,” and she is urging them to move slowly when […]