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Colorado Wrestles With Ethics Of Aid-In-Dying As Vote Looms

By John Daley, Colorado Public Radio October 26, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Proposition 106, on Colorado’s ballot next month, would allow doctors to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to people who have less than six months to live. A recent poll shows strong support for the measure.

Newly Covered By Medi-Cal, Undocumented Children Also Seek Dental Care

By Ana B. Ibarra September 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Some dental clinics are expanding their hours to meet demand, but can an already stressed system satisfy the needs of children who haven’t seen a dentist in years?

N.Y. Attorney General Reaches Agreement With Urgent Care Clinics In First ‘Surprise Medical Bill’ Action

By Julie Appleby October 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The clinics have agreed to disclose more fully which health insurance plans consider them “in network.”

N.Y. Law Offers Model For Helping Consumers Avoid Surprise Out-Of-Network Charges

By Michelle Andrews July 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Under the comprehensive law, patients are generally protected from owing more than their in-network copayment, coinsurance or deductible on bills they receive for out-of-network emergency services or on surprise bills.

Insurers May Insist On Counseling Before Genetic Tests For Breast Cancer

By Michelle Andrews September 13, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Doctors are concerned that requiring referrals to genetic counselors can deter women from going forward with testing for genetic mutations that cause breast cancer.

Patients, Fearing Pricey Follow-Ups, May Shy Away From Some Colon Cancer Tests

By Michelle Andrews August 30, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Most screening tests for colon cancer are covered by insurance but if they come back positive, they may require a diagnostic colonoscopy and that may not be covered completely by insurance.

Rising Health Premiums Rankle Individuals Paying Full Price

By Virginia Anderson October 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Insurance customers who don’t get federal subsidies are facing double-digit premium increases in many places this year and forced to make hard choices about coverage.

More Employers Offer Plans That Provide Lump Sums For Critical Illnesses

By Michelle Andrews January 5, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The plans can help workers cover their high deductibles, but the policies also have limitations.

Should Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?

By Jay Hancock August 11, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Evidence shows dominant insurers hold down hospital prices. Big insurers seeking to get bigger want to take that idea to the extreme.

Report: Hungry Teens Often Feel Responsibility To Help Feed The Family

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez September 12, 2016 KFF Health News Original

After interviewing scores of teenagers, researchers report that many who face hunger are not aware of assistance programs or think they don’t qualify.

‘Digital Health’ Not Just For Well-Heeled Fitness Fiends

By Barbara Feder Ostrov June 29, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A small group of advocates and entrepreneurs is using mobile phones and digital scales to make a difference in the health of poor people, too.

Insurance To Cover Critical Illnesses Becoming More Popular, But May Prove Costly

March 21, 2016 Morning Briefing

As consumers find their general health plans have higher deductibles, they are increasingly turning to policies that cover specific — and expensive — illnesses, such as cancer. But consumer advocates question the cost. Also, a look at cancer treatment expenses and surprise bills that some people receive after getting out-of-network care.

Why Nearly Half Of The Obamacare Co-Ops Have Folded

November 2, 2015 KFF Health News Original

As open enrollment begins for the health exchanges, one development that’s turning into a concern is the collapse of a number of alternative insurance plans known as co-ops. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey joins PBS NewsHour’s Judy Woodruff to answer real Americans’ questions about shopping for coverage.

It’s Open Enrollment Time: What To Know About Obamacare Costs

October 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey appeared on PBS NewsHour to talk about open enrollment season to buy health insurance coverage on healthcare.gov and online state marketplaces.

Hidden Plan Exclusions May Leave Gaps In Women’s Care, Study Finds

By Michelle Andrews August 16, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The research finds that many plans don’t make details about what services are not covered readily apparent.

Some Seniors Surprised To Be Automatically Enrolled In Medicare Advantage Plans

By Susan Jaffe July 27, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Concerns raised as health insurers automatically move members of their marketplace or individual plans who are eligible for Medicare.

Filling A Prescription? You Might Be Better Off Paying Cash

By Julie Appleby June 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

Amid growing concern about rising drug costs, the practices of prescription benefit management firms are drawing a new level of attention.

Single Mom’s Search For Therapist Foiled By Insurance Companies

By April Dembosky, KQED July 28, 2016 KFF Health News Original

A single mom, a son with autism and a maddening search for the help she badly needed.

Hidden Stroke Victims: The Young

By Anna Gorman Photos by Heidi de Marco August 24, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The number of hospitalizations for stroke is rising quickly among young people, even as it drops across the U.S. population as a whole.

FDA Eases Paperwork To Help Some Patients Get Experimental Drugs

By Rachel Bluth June 8, 2016 KFF Health News Original

The Food and Drug Administration has introduced a simplified form that doctors will use to seek FDA approval to treat seriously ill patients with experimental drugs after other options run out.

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