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As They Consolidate, Hospitals Get Pricier

By Julie Appleby September 26, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The health reform law is likely to spur more hospital mergers, fueling a trend that experts say has led to higher hospital prices and insurance premiums.

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A Timeline of Kennedy’s Health Care Achievements And Disappointments

By Jennifer Evans and Jaclyn Schiff September 17, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Over more than half a century of working on health legislation, Edward Kennedy scored many victories, missed some opportunities and never realized his dream of universal health care.

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Closing Medicare Drug Gap Helps Democrats Sell Reform

By Christopher Weaver March 29, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The health overhaul package passed by Congress will gradually eliminate the so-called Medicare Part D “doughnut hole,” making prescription drugs more affordable for many seniors.

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Transcript: Health On The Hill – Early Implementation Challenges To Health Law

April 6, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Obama administration officials have begun the process of implementing health care overhaul legislation the president signed into law last month.

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Transcript: Health On The Hill – October 18, 2010

October 18, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Some Democrats are talking about health care in their elections in a new way: send us to Washington to fix parts of the health care bill that you don’t like. Meanwhile, oral arguments in a Virginia court case challenging the law’s requirement that individuals purchase health care insurance are proceeding in court.

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Post-Health Summit, Obama Sends Letter To Pelosi, Reid, Boehner, McConnell

March 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The President’s letter to congressional leaders highlighted what he called areas of agreement between the Democrats and the Republicans on health reform proposals.

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Consumers Guide To Health Reform

By Phil Galewitz April 13, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The new health reform law will extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, but also has an effect on almost every citizen. Here’s how the law might affect you.

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Why The Health Reform Repealers Are Wrong

By Jonathan Cohn August 2, 2010 KFF Health News Original

This column is a collaboration between KHN and The New Republic . The effort to repeal health care reform, all in one fell swoop, seems to be stalling. Instead, the opponents of reform are trying to dismantle it piece by piece. The latest effort came last week, when a group of Republicans in the Senate […]

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Today’s Opinions: Cuts In Medicare Advantage; Benefits Of Medicaid Expansion; Closing The Doughnut Hole

June 11, 2010 Morning Briefing

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

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It’s Over! Health Care is Passed. Will it Really Work?

By Merrill Goozner March 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The realities of the health care legislation do not match the hyperbole from either side. Though proponents bill the legislation as the most significant changes in the nation’s health care system since the advent of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, the Obama era coverage reforms rely on existing government programs and private insurance, and its payment reforms are variations on themes tried before without much success.

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Grand Junction, Colorado: Still The Health Care Poster Child

By Bill Scanlon August 19, 2010 KFF Health News Original

The city’s health system, which just a year ago was lauded by President Barack Obama, is the envy of much of the nation. Set up 40 years ago by doctors and community leaders, it provides quality care throughout the community at costs that are among the lowest in the country.

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Overhaul Will Bring Changes, Improve Quality For Medicare Advantage Plans

May 10, 2010 Morning Briefing

Effect of new health law on Medicare Advantage plans will likely vary depending on geography.

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Doctors, Hospitals, Insurers, Pharma Come Out Ahead With Health Bill

By Phil Galewitz March 22, 2010 KFF Health News Original

Hospitals and drug makers are among the biggest winners in the legislative bonanza.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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