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True or False: Seven Concerns About The New Health Law

By KFF Health News Staff April 6, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The bill signed by President Obama is long and technical, so it’s no wonder that consumers are confused. KHN staff writers check out several key concerns.

Today’s Opinions: Medicare Advantage To Shrink; Insurers Anti-Trust Protection; Health Law Regulations; The Need For Maternity Leave

June 14, 2010 Morning Briefing

Kaiser Health News presents a selection of Monday’s opinions and editorials from around America.

Sen. McConnell Blasts Medicare Brochure Touting Health Overhaul

May 26, 2010 Morning Briefing

McConnell criticizes flyers’ message that new law will “preserve and strengthen” Medicare, and notes that the administration lambasteded Medicare Advantage plans during the debate on the overhaul when they sent flyers to their members that urged opposition to the plan.

Full Text: Obama’s Health Care Proposal

February 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Read the full text of President Obama’s health care proposal, which he will bring to his Thursday health ‘summit’ with Congressional leaders.

Audio: Health On The Hill – Post-CBO Estimate on Reconciliation Package

March 18, 2010 KFF Health News Original

With a new preliminary Congressional Budget Office score released Thursday morning and language of the health care reconciliation package posted in the afternoon, House Democratic leaders continue their push to pass their health care overhaul legislation this weekend.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – March 26, 2010

March 26, 2010 KFF Health News Original

With a package of legislative changes to the health care bill on its way to President Obama, congressional Democrats have concluded work on their plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system. Republicans have said they will continue in their efforts to repeal the bill while Obama and Democrats are focused on the measure’s implementation.

Health Insurance Costs Rise Sharply For Unemployed As COBRA Subsidy Ends

By Phil Galewitz and Andrew Villegas August 18, 2010 KFF Health News Original

When a program subsidizing health insurance for people who lose their jobs ended this year, it created a costly problem as the recession continues to throw workers off the payroll. COBRA coverage, which employees of many businesses can obtain after being laid off, typically is very expensive.

Transcript: White House Health Summit, Afternoon Session

February 26, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The White House transcript of yesterday’s remarks from the health care summit convened by President Barack Obama.

Health On The Hill – April 12, 2010

April 12, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Physicians face a 21 percent cut in their Medicare payments unless the Senate approves legislation this week to stop the scheduled reduction. Meanwhile, education efforts about elements of the health care overhaul package are continuing, with the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies and outside groups working to give the public more specifics about the measure.

Aetna Hit With Penalty, Suspended From Signing Up New Medicare Members

April 12, 2010 Morning Briefing

Aetna is hit with a Medicare penalty and suspended from signing up new members for Medicare Advantage and drug plans.

Transcript: Health On The Hill – Day After House Passes Health Reform

March 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Late Sunday night, the House of Representatives made history by passing the Senate version of health care overhaul legislation. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey and The Fiscal Times’ Eric Pianin report on the scene during the vote on Capitol Hill, what’s next in the Senate and what health reform may mean for consumers.

Humana First Quarter Earnings Up, Stock Price Drops On Health Reform ‘Fears’

April 26, 2010 Morning Briefing

The health insurer saw big growth in its Medicare Advantage plans, saw its stock price drop because of profit-taking and worries about the effects of the new health law.

Seniors Often Don’t Choose Best Quality Medicare Advantage Plans, Study Finds

April 29, 2010 Morning Briefing

“How the plans score on a quality rating system set up by the government is about to have a direct impact on insurers’ finances” under the new health law, The Associated Press reports.

Aetna Faces Medicare Sanctions

April 9, 2010 Morning Briefing

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services informed the insurer that it is suspending the company’s enrollment and marketing of Medicare Advantage and stand-alone Medicare prescription-drug plans to new members.

Why Public Support For Health Care Faltered

By Jordan Rau and Phil Galewitz and Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey January 20, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The Democrats’ health overhaul legislation is in trouble for many reasons, including key policy decisions that led many Americans to wonder whether they would wind up worse off.

Medicare Advantage Insurers Won’t See Increase In 2011

April 6, 2010 Morning Briefing

The administration and congressional Democrats have pushed reductions in the growth of payments to these plans as a way to help pay for the health-care overhaul.

Seniors Worry About Medicare Reforms, Especially Changes To Medicare Advantage

April 1, 2010 Morning Briefing

“There’s no doubt that broad cuts in projected Medicare payments to insurance plans, hospitals, nursing homes and other service providers will sting. What hasn’t sunk in yet is that the new law also improves the lot of many Medicare beneficiaries,” The Associated Press reports.

Health Reform Brings Significant Changes To Medicare, Medicare Advantage

March 26, 2010 Morning Briefing

New outlets examine changes to Medicare with the new health reform law.

COBRA Subsidy Starts Running Out For Some As Congress Grapples With Extension

By Andrew Villegas June 4, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The proposal to extend COBRA subsidies to those laid off through the end of the year is languishing in Congress. So the unemployed may soon pay more to remain on COBRA, look for insurance on the individual market, go on Medicaid or lose coverage altogether. And that could further tax a health system already struggling to keep up with the number of uninsured.

State Round-Up: Penn. Medicare Advantage; N.J. Cuts Immigrant Care; Hospitals Face Hardships

April 16, 2010 Morning Briefing

Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania court ruling addressing issues with a state malpractice fund.

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