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Catholic Directive May Thwart End-Of-Life Wishes

By Harris Meyer February 27, 2010 KFF Health News Original

A directive passed last November in Tulsa, Okla., raises fresh questions about the ability of patients to have their end-of-life treatment wishes honored – and whether and how a health care provider should comply with lawful requests not consistent with the provider’s religious views.

Web-Based Records Worried Patients, Prompting More Neutral Language

January 27, 2010 Morning Briefing

The experience of Kaiser Permanente highlights the potential for miscommunications that needlessly alarm patients as health providers shift to digital records.

New Public-Private Electronic Records Sharing Program For Some San Diego Patients

January 6, 2010 Morning Briefing

Two major medical systems in the San Diego area, the private HMO Kaiser Permanente and the Department of Veterans Affairs, will announce a new program to share patient records Wednesday.

Some Insurers Trade In Jargon For Plain English

By Harris Meyer September 18, 2009 KFF Health News Original

A number of insurers are replacing jargon with plain English. Aetna has published a book called “Navigating Your Health Benefits for Dummies.” CIGNA employees are taught, for example, that they should use “doctor” instead of “provider” in communicating with the public.

Health Care Bills Would Expand Medicaid Eligibility

October 6, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Both the House and Senate health care proposals would expand Medicaid eligibility to about 133 percent of the federal poverty level. Although the measures would help the states cover the costs, governors are worried that the additional federal money simply won’t be enough. KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey offers her insight.

Please Don’t Call It Health Reform

By Alain Enthoven September 10, 2009 KFF Health News Original

The President has said “the status quo is not an option,” but that is for the most part what these bills would give us.

New (And Old) Ideas For Health Care Show Possibility Of Savings, Improvements

October 2, 2009 Morning Briefing

The search for reform models continues with news reports exploring the Veterans Administration’s “government-run health care,” Washington State’s “reputation for lower-cost, higher-quality health care,” and Kaiser Permanente’s new money-saving approach to heart attack treatment.

Kaiser Permanente Temporarily Bans Distribution, Coverage for COX-2 Medication Bextra

September 29, 2009 Morning Briefing

Insurers Apply Different Methods In Making Coverage Decisions

By Harris Meyer June 4, 2009 KFF Health News Original

Public and private insurance plans say they evaluate medical services for coverage by looking at published scientific research, rating the evidence and making comparisons based on effectiveness and safety. But their approaches vary widely in terms of transparency, comprehensiveness in reviewing evidence, openness to outside suggestions and explicit consideration of cost.

Checking In With Richard Umbdenstock

June 19, 2009 Page

As head of the American Hospital Association, Richard Umbdenstock has a daunting task: fending off billions of dollars in payment cuts to hospitals proposed by the Obama administration to help pay for a health care overhaul. Umbdenstock has been president and CEO of AHA, which represents 5,000 hospitals, since 2007. Before that, he headed Providence Health & Services, a large hospital system in Spokane, Wash. He talked to KFF Health News Correspondent Phil Galewitz.

Checking In With Group Health Cooperative’s Pam MacEwan

June 15, 2009 Page

Non-profit health co-ops have gained currency in the national health reform debate. But for some, like those who participate in the Group Health Cooperative, the idea has been working for decades.

Reform Efforts Focus Attention On Regional Innovations In Care Delivery

August 25, 2009 Morning Briefing

As health reform efforts loom on the over Congress’s upcoming sessions, news reports find models of innovation in their own backyards. Geisinger Health System in rural Pennsylvania, the Jacksonville, Fla., satellite of the Mayo Clinic, Kaiser Permanente Northwest in Oregon and Washington state, and Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Va., all get some attention.

Kaiser Permanente’s Electronic Health Records Project Has Technical Problems