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Urgent Care Centers Are Booming, Which Worries Some Doctors

By Phil Galewitz September 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Millions of consumers embrace clinics’ convenience, but some physicians warn they’re no replacement for a family doctor.

Medicare Battle Heats Up California House Race

By Sarah Varney September 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

A recent town hall shows how explosive the Medicare debate can get in the hottest races in the country.

Mayo Clinic ‘Affiliations’ Spread The Brand

By Elizabeth Stawicki, Minnesota Public Radio July 12, 2012 KFF Health News Original

There’s a lot of jockeying for postion in the health care market as medical centers prepare to implement the provisions of the federal Affordable Care Act. The debate over the health care law has created a lot of uncertainty in the market. Many health care providers are responding by linking with each other to manage […]

ACO Rollout Continues With 89 New Networks

By Jenny Gold July 9, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The next round of accountable care organizations is out at last. On Monday, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the selection of 89 new ACOs. That’s more than triple the number of ACOs selected in the previous round. As of July 1, the newly anointed networks became responsible for providing better, cheaper […]

Today’s Headlines – Sept. 7, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton September 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including examinations of health policy references in yesterday’s Democratic convention speeches. Los Angeles Times: Obama, Biden Make their Case For Four More Years Spilling well past the hour of prime-time coverage allotted by the major TV networks, Obama offered a long list of achievements including passage […]

Mass. Aims To Set First-In-Nation Health Care Spending Target

By Martha Bebinger, WBUR July 31, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Massachusetts lawmakers have proposed a bill that would make it the first state in the country to set a statewide target for health care spending by eventually tying costs to state economic growth.

Dream Of A Medical ‘Price List’ Dies In Florida Legislature

By Sarah Barr January 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Imagine if finding out the cost of a particular treatment or procedure at a doctors’ office was as easy as locating the prices of entrees at a restaurant. The menu might read: school physicals – $40; office visit for a cold – $80; diabetes screening – $200. But to the dismay of some consumer advocates, this push for […]

Analysis: App-Happy Health Care Full of Optimism, Money

By Michael L. Millenson August 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Welcome to the world of Internet-enabled health apps. The question, however, is whether these new tools will bring about fundamental health system change.

Study: Nearly A Third Of Doctors Won’t See New Medicaid Patients

By Phil Galewitz August 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

But the rate is almost twice as high in New Jersey, largely because the state pays doctors so little to participate in the program for low-income and disabled residents.

Phill Wilson: ‘Advances Have Not Benefitted All Populations Equally’

July 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

AIDS in 2012: The founder and executive director of the Black AIDS Institute tells Joanne Silberner that the AIDS epidemic can be combated by making policy choices based on science and by ensuring that the health law’s essential benefits package provides for both HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention.

Some Health System Changes Will Stay, No Matter How SCOTUS Rules

By Jay Hancock June 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Soaring costs, tight budgets, better technology and industry consolidation ensure health care won’t go back to 2009, no matter what the Supreme Court or Congress do.

Today’s Headlines – July 18, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton July 18, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including coverage of a new report that offers a gloomy fiscal forecast for states as they confront rising health care costs, underfunded pensions and a range of other economic challenges. NPR: Could The Health Law End Up Back In Court? Opponents Think So If you thought […]

Today’s Headlines – February 10, 2012

By Lexie Verdon February 10, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday. Here are your end-of-the-week headlines: The New York Times: Pessimism High, Republicans Warn Of Possible Expiration Of Payroll Tax Cuts Congressional Republicans said Thursday that negotiations over extending a payroll tax cut were going so poorly that it was possible the tax break — along with added unemployment benefits — could expire at […]

Calif. Audit Finds Hospital Did Business With Firms Tied To CEO

March 9, 2012 Morning Briefing

Reports on the business of healthcare also look at an Illinois ACO that is showing some progress and at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for greater transparency in how insurers and providers bill consumers for out-of-network medical costs.

Battling HIV In Washington; Adderall Use Among U.S. High Schoolers

By Shefali S. Kulkarni June 15, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Every week, KHN reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni selects interesting reading from around the Web. Global Post / PBS NewsHour: Groups Fighting HIV In D.C. Find Lessons In Africa On a recent day not far from Capitol Hill and the White House, about a dozen HIV outreach workers toting bright yellow duffle bags stuffed with condoms and prevention […]

Survey: Young Adults Don’t Necessarily Fit ‘Young Invincible’ Stereotype

By Christian Torres June 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Young adults’ insurance coverage has significantly improved since the passage of the health law, but this trend could be derailed by the Supreme Court’s much-anticipated ruling on the law, expected this month. One of the law’s most popular provisions requires insurers to cover people up to age 26 on their parents’ policies. Roughly 6.6 million […]

The New Normal In Health Insurance: High Deductibles

By Jay Hancock June 3, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Supporters say high-deductible insurance can contain health costs by giving patients an incentive to take better care of themselves and to shop more carefully. Critics say the plans are just a way for corporations to shift costs onto workers, especially those dealing with chronic illness.

Retail Health Clinics Expanding

By Michelle Andrews June 25, 2012 KFF Health News Original

President of MinuteClinic, the nation’s largest chain, says his facilities help fill the void caused by a shortage of primary care doctors. But they also help patients find physicians and coordinate care.

Capsules: N.Y. Governor Raps Insurers, Health Providers For ‘Unacceptable Opaqueness’ In Billing

March 8, 2012 Morning Briefing

Too often patients who thought they had all the right approvals from their insurers get hit with surprise bills for out-of-network medical costs, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says in a report that calls on insurers, doctors and hospitals to help craft reforms (Appleby, 3/8).

Clash Between Hospital, Insurer May Reach Pa. Statehouse

By Taunya English, WHYY November 30, 2011 KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes WHYY, and Kaiser Health News. State lawmakers are signaling a willingness to referee a fight between southwest Pennsylvania’s dominant health insurer and the region’s largest medical system. Highmark, a Blue Cross Blue Shield affiliate, and UPMC, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center health system, tried […]

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