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For Health Overhaul, Implementation Is Now Job One

By Timothy Jost November 15, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Despite the outcomes of the mid-term elections, the health overhaul is the law, and it’s up to HHS to make the “vital protections” it put into a place a reality.

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Research Roundup: U.S. Life Expectancy Ratings; Medicare Advantage Outlook; Should Advanced Cancer Patients Have Routine Screening Tests?

October 22, 2010 Morning Briefing

This week’s research roundup includes studies from Health Affairs, The Journal of the American Medical Association, the Archives of Surgery, the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Commonwealth Fund.

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Medicare Advantage Competitive Pricing: The Political Failure of a Good Idea

By Austin Frakt April 12, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Congressional meddling has become almost synonymous with Advantage administrative pricing and the trend continued after the passage of the health care reconciliation bill.

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Text: President Obama Makes Health Law Defense At Conference

By KFF Health News Staff January 28, 2011 KFF Health News Original

President Barack Obama Friday morning addressed a group of people gathered at the Families USA Health Action conference and continued his defense of the health law.

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Few Seniors Have Long-Term Care Insurance

By Michelle Andrews December 14, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Given the complexity of these high-cost policies, experts agree it’s tough to decide whether they’re right for you.

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The Hidden Costs of Publicly Financed Private Health Insurance

By Austin Frakt April 26, 2010 KFF Health News Original

There is a hidden cost how we fund health insurance in the U.S.: insurers have more information about health care than the taxpayers that help fund it. The system’s opacity gives insurers the upper hand in debates over government payment rates.

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Research Roundup: Shifting ER Visits To Urgent Care Centers; Evaluating Doctors; Medicare Advantage Quality Ratings

September 10, 2010 Morning Briefing

This week’s research roundup includes studies from the Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Affairs, Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, the Commonwealth Fund and the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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Health Policy Week In Review: The White House Touts Medicare Rebate Checks And Senate Dems Struggle To Advance Jobs Bill

By Stephanie Stapleton June 11, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Administration officials tout the Medicare drug rebate as an early and tangible benefit of health reform while Senate Democrats continue trying to advance a legislative package that includes the Medicare physician payment fix and, potentially, an extension of enhanced Medicaid funding for states.

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The Health Reform (Almost) Everyone Loves

By Michael L. Millenson October 14, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Come with me to the land of happy health reform. It is a place where Republicans and Democrats find common ground, a place where physicians, hospitals and health insurers sit together as partners, a place where criticism is respectful, not rancorous. It is the world of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

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Today’s Opinions And Editorials: The Costs Of Public Employees’ Health Benefits, More On Medicare Advantage, And Will Reform Undermine Medical Innovation?

August 30, 2010 Morning Briefing

Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Mondays opinions and editorials from around the country.

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In Dialysis, Life-Saving Care at Great Risk and Cost

By Robin Fields, ProPublica November 11, 2010 KFF Health News Original

An untold number of dialysis patients are injured or die as a result of needle dislodgements, but Medicare rules don’t require clinics to report such adverse incidents to outside authorities.

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Powered By Medicare Advantage, Humana Profits Jump 21% In Second Quarter

August 3, 2010 Morning Briefing

Humana’s profits jumped 21 percent in the second quarter.

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Which Medicare Plans Broke Rules?

By Carol Gentry, Health News Florida March 24, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Six Medicare Advantage plans that have been in trouble in the past are still breaking marketing rules in ways that place beneficiaries at risk. Some of their earlier violations included tricking beneficiaries into signing up for the wrong plan and sometimes even enrolling them without their knowledge.

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Empty Promises

By John Goodman September 27, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Congress has promised almost everyone in the country access to a whole slew of preventive services with no copay or deductible. The result could have a dire impact on health care quality and access.

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Week In Review: Doctor Payment Fight; State Budgets And Medicaid; Medicare Brochure Protests

May 28, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Challenges from conservative Democrats forced party leaders this week to cut some major spending programs, such as extending COBRA benefits for workers being laid off and providing extra money to state Medicaid programs.

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What The New Health Law Means For You

By Phil Galewitz June 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The law will extend health insurance to 32 million currently uninsured Americans by 2019, and will also have an impact on how nearly every American buys insurance and what insurance must cover.

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What if Republicans Win?

By John Goodman October 25, 2010 KFF Health News Original

If certain steps are taken, the next round of reform could make health insurance portable, affordable and fair.

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Republican Pollster Opposes ‘Repeal And Replace’ Health Law Strategy

October 14, 2010 Page

Bill McInturff says many people already are enjoying some popular new benefits from health reform, so he’s urging a more moderate message: “Keep what’s good and replace what’s not.”

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Medicare Plans That Broke Rules Include Familiar Names

By Carol Gentry, Health News Florida March 31, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A multinational company and two members of the Fortune 500 were named among six insurers found in violation of Medicare marketing rules when federal inspectors checked their books and sat in on presentations as “secret shoppers.”

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The Immediate Effects Of The Health Reform Bill

By Kate Steadman and Julie Appleby March 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A number of provisions in the health bill would take effect within a few months. The question for Democrats is whether promoting the early changes will help them in November.

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