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Pecked By A Chicken? Sucked Into A Jet Engine? There’s a Code For That

By Barbara Feder Ostrov October 1, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Voluminous and sometimes wacky new medical diagnostic codes in “ICD-10” have staffers at hospitals and doctors’ offices reaching for bromides.

Attention Shoppers: New Calif. Website Details Costs, Quality of Medical Procedures

By Barbara Feder Ostrov September 21, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Seeking to create smarter consumers, the California insurance department unveils a website showing wide variation in costs and quality of medical services across the state.

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.

Despite Obamacare Promise, Transgender People Have Trouble Getting Some Care

By Lisa Gillespie July 22, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Advocates say that enrollees get turned down for coverage of some services that are tied to gender.

Kaiser Permanente: New Medical School Is ‘Natural Evolution’ For The HMO

December 18, 2015 Morning Briefing

Kaiser Permanente says it will base physician training on “strategic pillars,” including providing care beyond traditional medical settings, emphasizing collaboration and teamwork and addressing health disparities. No specific site has been selected.

Kaiser Permanente To Acquire Seattle-Based Group Health Cooperative

December 7, 2015 Morning Briefing

The agreement by the California managed-care operator is likely a sign that the insurer will pursue a strategy of expansion that includes more such deals across the country.

Learning A New Health Insurance System The Hard Way

By Jenny Gold May 14, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A Sacramento couple struggled to take advantage of subsidized health care coverage through Covered California in 2014 – facing one glitch after another. This year, they are more savvy about navigating the system.

Covered California Reports Modest Rate Increases, Regional Variation

By April Dembosky, KQED and Lisa Aliferis, KQED July 28, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Premiums for the state’s 1.3 million people in the state’s Obamacare marketplace will rise an average 4 percent, with average increases as low as 1.8 percent in Los Angeles and as high as 13 percent in Santa Cruz.

Analysis: Privacy Violations On The Rise At VA Health Facilities

January 4, 2016 Morning Briefing

An analysis by ProPublica found that employers and contractors at Veterans Affairs Medical Facilities commit thousands of privacy violations each year. ProPublica also found that hundreds of other health care providers, including CVS, Walgreens and Kaiser Permanente, are repeat offenders when it comes to violating patient privacy laws.

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. […]

State Highlights: Calif. Health Regulator To Pay Fine For Helping Kaiser Permanente During Audit; Ind. Prisoners Sue State Over Tuberculosis Cases

January 12, 2016 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on health care developments in California, Indiana, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Minnesota, Oregon, Ohio, Kansas and Arizona.

Private Money Saves Colorado IUD Program As Fight Continues For Public Funding

By Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, Health News Colorado August 27, 2015 KFF Health News Original

A dozen foundations contributed a total of $2 million to help more low-income teens and women obtain IUDs and other long-acting contraceptives.

State Highlights: Critics Urge Scrutiny Of Conn. Health System Market Concentration; Members React To Kaiser Permanente Acquisition Plan

December 8, 2015 Morning Briefing

News outlets report on health care developments in Connecticut, Washington, Idaho, California, Texas, Minnesota and Puerto Rico.

Gene Therapies Likely To Offer High Hopes, Big Price Tags

November 12, 2015 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post reports that the controversy surrounding soaring drug prices may also touch this type of therapy. Meanwhile, The California Health Report highlights how Kaiser Permanente in Northern California is creating a database for use in research related to genetics and precision medicine.

Kaiser Permanente Faulted Again For Mental Health Care Lapses In California

By Jenny Gold February 25, 2015 KFF Health News Original

Following up on a critical report in 2013, the California Department of Managed Health Care found Kaiser Permanente had not resolved concerns about providing timely and appropriate access to treatment.

PrEP Pill Keeps San Francisco Clients HIV-Free

September 3, 2015 Morning Briefing

Kaiser Permanente says not one of the 657 patients on a drug regimen meant to stop new cases of the disease contracted the virus. In the meantime, a study says needle exchanges in Washington, D.C., prevented 120 new cases of HIV.

Most Californians On Insurance Exchange Are Sticking With Last Year’s Plan

By Jenny Gold January 29, 2015 KFF Health News Original

In California, the vast majority of people renewing health insurance coverage in the state’s exchange did not switch health plans, and instead are sticking with the one they selected last year.

California Nurses’ Union Pulls Ebola Into Contract Talks

By April Dembosky, KQED October 21, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The powerful California Nurses Association has put Ebola on the bargaining table in its negotiations for a new contract with Kaiser Permanente.

Calif. ‘Report Cards’ Are Out In Time For Open Enrollment

By Daniela Hernandez October 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The state timed the release of this year’s report cards to coincide with the second round of open enrollment in Covered California, the state’s online health exchange, which kicks off Nov. 15. Several plans included in the report cards are offered on the exchange.

California Nurses Union Braces For Contract Battle

By April Dembosky, KQED July 23, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The powerful California Nurses Association is threatening to strike as it begins negotiations with Kaiser Permanente on a new four-year contract.

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