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Clinton Seeks To Build On Health Law, But Does She Have The Rx For Rising Health Costs?

By Julie Rovner September 25, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Democratic president candidate’s proposals to save consumers money are questioned by experts and health industry officials.

Oscar Wants To ‘Revolutionize’ Health Care. But Will It Even Survive Covered California?

By Dan Diamond, California Healthline August 10, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Covered California made it official last week: After two years in the wilderness, UnitedHealthcare will return to the state’s individual insurance market and begin selling health plans on California’s exchange later this year. Not much can overshadow news about the nation’s largest insurer — except maybe a story about one of the smallest. Hi, Oscar. […]

UnitedHealthcare Expands Effort To Rein In Rising Costs Of Cancer Treatment

By Julie Appleby October 29, 2015 KFF Health News Original

As part of an effort to pinpoint what’s driving up health expenditures, the insurer is broadening a pilot program to include about 500 more oncologists, bringing the total to 650 physicians in seven states.

Medicare Offers Relief To 400,000 Caught In Aetna Pharmacy Network Mix-Ups

By Michelle Andrews February 3, 2015 KFF Health News Original

About 400,000 beneficiaries have until the end of this month to reconsider their Medicare Part D plan choices after Aetna incorrectly identified some pharmacies as being in-network, dropped others and removed some from “preferred” network status.

Beware Of Higher Charges If You Go To An Out-Of-Network Emergency Room

By Michelle Andrews August 29, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The Affordable Care Act prohibits insurers from charging more for out-of-network emergency care, but your bill could be higher if you’re admitted to the hospital.

Dueling Recommendations About Need For Pelvic Exams Leaves Women Confused

By Sandra G. Boodman October 13, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The nation’s internists urge doctors to quit performing the invasive exam for most women, but gynecologists argue that it is important.

5 Tips For Procrastinators Who Need To Buy Health Insurance

By Mary Agnes Carey February 11, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The deadline for enrolling in coverage for 2015 is Sunday. Officials say people still have time to get through the process, but they should move quickly.

California Passes Bill Delaying Transfer Of Fragile Kids Into Managed Care

By Barbara Feder Ostrov September 7, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Opponents of a state plan to move tens of thousands of seriously ill or disabled children into Medicaid managed care plans applaud the move to postpone the transfer.

Business Leaders, GOP Question HHS’ Change On Families’ Out-Of-Pocket Limits

By Michelle Andrews August 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The Obama administration has announced a change in how the out-of-pocket health spending limits will be calculated for families, but employers object that it will leave them holding the bill.

Katrina Shut Down Charity Hospital But Led To More Primary Care

By Patti Neighmond, NPR News August 26, 2015 KFF Health News Original

When Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, many health facilities were destroyed or shut down, including urgent care centers, nursing homes, pharmacies and hospitals. But a new network of renovated and newly built primary care health clinics has opened, which many hope will bring stability to the health care of the city’s low-income residents.

Network Blues: Big Bills Surprise Some E.R. Patients

By Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media November 11, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Even when using hospitals in their insurance network, people often find that the doctors are not covered and they are responsible for those charges.

Ouch! Vaccination Rates for Older Adults Falling Short

By Phil Galewitz September 15, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Millions of Americans over 60 are risking illnesses by skipping their shots.

State Highlights: More States Advance ‘Right-To-Try’ Laws; N.Y.’s Out-Of-Network Protections Start

March 30, 2015 Morning Briefing

A selection of health policy stories from Indiana, California, South Carolina, New York, Connecticut, Missouri and Washington.

How One Minority Community In California Is Fighting ‘Environmental Injustice’

By Anna Gorman October 1, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Residents say a lead battery recycler’s decades of contamination in low-income, largely Latino neighborhoods of Los Angeles County wouldn’t have been tolerated in wealthier areas.

Competition Improves Obamacare Choices In Rural Northern California

By Pauline Bartolone August 4, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Consumers will have a choice of some plans that allow them to cross state lines for care, and every county will have at least three insurance companies offering plans on Covered California.

Congressional Bills Would Mandate Equal Coverage For Pills And IV Cancer Therapy

By Michelle Andrews June 19, 2015 KFF Health News Original

The legislation would require insurance companies to cover oral cancer meds as favorably as they do intravenous chemotherapy.

Auditor Slams California’s Oversight Of Medi-Cal Plans Used By 9 Million

By Barbara Feder Ostrov June 16, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Report finds state health officials had no idea whether managed care plans have sufficient doctors, while an overwhelmed ombudsman’s office failed to answer 12,500 calls a month on average.

Are Medicare ACOs Working? Experts Disagree

October 21, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials reported recently that in 2014 the accountable care organizations saved $411 million, but after the program paid bonuses to the successful groups, Medicare recorded a net loss of $2.6 million. So KHN asked a panel of experts to offer their views about the program.

Workplace Wellness Programs Put Employee Privacy At Risk

By Jay Hancock September 30, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A large variety of information may be collected by wellness programs and shared with others, including businesses eager to make a buck off of it.

When Your Doctor Leaves Your Health Plan, You Likely Can’t Follow

By Michelle Andrews June 2, 2015 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s consumer columnist answers readers’ questions about options when physicians leave an insurer’s network, the lack of coverage for hearing aids and penalties linked to insurance subsidies.

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