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Insurance Execs Offer Views On Health Costs, Reform

January 21, 2014 Morning Briefing

Former Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson and Blue Shield of California CEO Paul Markovich share their perspectives on where Obamacare is headed and how the nation can curb health care spending.

My Other Pre-Existing Condition: Unstable Insurance

By Randy Dotinga October 28, 2013 KFF Health News Original

After bouncing through seven insurers in 13 years, a freelance writer hopes the system will keep him covered for good.

State Highlights: Kaiser Permanente Says Some Patient Data Lost

December 11, 2013 Morning Briefing

A selection of health policy stories from California, Wisconsin and Virginia.

How Does The CEO Earn His Bonus? At Most Hospitals, It’s Hard to Know

By Jay Hancock June 16, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Despite concerns over the rising cost of medical care, hospitals — even nonprofit ones — give their CEOs large bonuses, and it’s often hard to know just why they’re earning them.

Britain’s National Health Service Visits D.C. For Some Pointers

By Ankita Rao June 13, 2013 KFF Health News Original

A discussion on how to improve the British system turned up buzzwords reminiscent of the U.S. health reform debate: integrated health care, patient-centered services, cutting costs.

Educating Florida About Health Care Reform Starts With Conversation

By Patricia Borns, Miami Herald July 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Enroll America kicks off campaign in Florida to get people signed up for health law’s insurance plans with a training session organizers.

Sebelius Faces Questions About Calls To Outside Groups

June 4, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius defended herself Tuesday against Republican criticisms of calls she made to outside organizations asking them to support a nonprofit group promoting outreach to consumers about their insurance options under the health law.

Univision Obamacare Deal Could Put WellPoint, Blues Ahead Of Competitors

By Jenny Gold August 2, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The partnerships with the Spanish-language media giant are among the most concrete ways to date that insurers have invested in the marketing of Obamacare, but they also could skirt a key principle of the Affordable Care Act: that it should foster insurer competition and consumer choice.

New Website Will Disclose Health Industry Payments To Doctors

By Ankita Rao April 23, 2013 KFF Health News Original

For the first time, the government will make information about financial relationships between doctors, teaching hospitals and drug manufacturers publicly available. To comply with a provision in the Affordable Care Act, drug and device manufacturers, along with group purchasing organizations, will have to disclose all of their payments and other compensation to physicians and teaching hospitals. Those who […]

Competition Spurs 2 Oregon Insurers To Lower Proposed Rates

By Phil Galewitz May 10, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Maybe competition among health insurance plans can lead to lower rates. As soon as Oregon this week became the fourth state to publicly list health insurers’ proposed 2014 rates for individual and small group coverage, two plans moved to cut their suggested prices, the Oregonian reported Friday. Providence Health Plan and Family Care Health Plans […]

California Insurance Exchange Rates: Not Too High, Not Too Low

By Sarah Varney May 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

On Thursday, the state cleared 13 health plans to offer insurance in its Obamacare online marketplace – at prices that are lower than expected.

Health Law Covers Breast Pumps, But Not All Moms Get The Best

By Kristian Foden-Vencil, Oregon Public Broadcasting March 20, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Under the Affordable Care Act, insurance plans are required to give new mothers equipment and services to enable them to breast feed. What the law doesn’t say, however, is what kind of equipment has to be provided.

Group Appointments With Doctors: When Three Isn’t A Crowd

By Michelle Andrews March 19, 2013 KFF Health News Original

More doctors are holding appointments with multiple patients, a trend some say may help ease a forecasted shortage of physicians.

Maryland Offers Glimpse At Obamacare Insurance Math

By Jay Hancock April 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Maryland’s CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield pitches a 25 percent average hike in premiums for individuals, down from 50 percent.

New Coverage May Spur Younger Women To Use Long-Acting Contraceptives

By Michelle Andrews February 18, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The health law specifies that birth control is a covered service in many plans ending the burden of a high up-front cost for IUDs and hormonal implants.

Patients Often Don’t Realize Preventive Care Is Free, Study Says

By Jay Hancock December 3, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Researchers have known that members of high-deductible health plans, a rapidly growing type of coverage, seem to get less preventive care than people who pay lower out-of-pocket costs. But evidence for why was scanty. After all, under the 2010 Affordable Care Act many preventive screenings and treatments are covered with no out-of-pocket cost at all, even for high-deductible insurance. […]

Halvorson: Premium Costs In The Exchanges Will ‘Depend Entirely’ On Participation

By Julie Appleby and Alvin Tran November 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO offers his take on a wide variety of health care issues insurers face in the current marketplace.

University of Calif. Workers Mull Strike; Two Unions Battle Over Representing Kaiser Permanente Workers

April 30, 2013 Morning Briefing

Patient-care workers at the University of California’s hospitals will vote this week on whether to strike over staffing levels, pay and their pensions. In the meantime, two unions vie to represent health care workers at Kaiser Permanente.

Online Access To Docs Increases Office Visits, Study Finds

By Eric Whitney, Colorado Public Radio November 21, 2012 KFF Health News Original

New research suggests that doctors who communicate online with their patients may not see a drop in office visits.

Activist Ignites A Movement For Patients Through Art And Story

By Sarah Barr February 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The experience of her husband’s death transformed artist Regina Holliday into a patient advocate. Now, she’s galvanizing others with the common goal of improving health care to make it better, cheaper and safer.

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