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Obama Administration: A Plan To Prevent Alzheimer’s By 2025

By Christian Torres May 15, 2012 KFF Health News Original

http://www.youtube.com/v/QcQ62EhyVEE?version=3&hl=en_US The Obama administration is moving forward with an ambitious, fast-moving agenda to improve the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and unlock a method to prevent it by 2025. The final draft of the plan, released today, also sets up a wide-ranging effort to improve the care that Alzheimer’s patients receive and support families. As many […]

Today’s headlines – May 30, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton May 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Here are your headlines to get your Wednesday started: The Associated Press/Washington Post: Few Takers For Obama’s Small-Business Health Care Tax Credit; Congress Unlikely To Fix Flaws Time-consuming to apply for and lacking enough financial reward to make it attractive, the credit was claimed by only 170,300 businesses out of a pool of […]

Few Doctors Consider Themselves Rich, Survey Says

By Sarah Barr April 25, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Few doctors think of themselves as rich, and only about half think they’re fairly compensated, according to survey results released this week by Medscape. The annual survey isn’t scientific — and perhaps, not surprising, either — but it offers insights into what nearly 25,000 physicians earn, and how they view that number. In 2011, compensation self-reported by surveyed physicians ranged […]

Medicare To Add Hospital Efficiency, Patient Safety To Payment Formula

By Jordan Rau April 24, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Medicare is proposing a significant change in how it decides on hospital reimbursements, adding two measures of patient safety and a financial assessment of whether hospitals are careful stewards of Medicare’s money. The changes represent a broadening of the way Medicare plans to pay hospitals through its value-based purchasing program, which is set to begin in October. Medicare […]

Decision Day: How It’s Playing On Twitter

By Shefali S. Kulkarni June 28, 2012 KFF Health News Original

//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsWe’re watching Twitter so you don’t have to. We will update this page throughout the day with the most interesting and provocative reactions from social media. 6:25 p.m. update: VIDEO: #SCOTUS confirms what I have consistently said, #Obamacare is a #TaxHike and we need #FullRepeal #idpol youtube.com/watch?v=s-WnFC… — Senator Mike Crapo (@MikeCrapo) June 28, 2012 […]

Today’s Headlines – May 14, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton May 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning and welcome to Monday: The Washington Post: Ryan Budget Still An Issue In Congressional Races The issue in question is the budget proposal issued by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), and what it does to Medicare in particular. More than a year after the proposal’s initial release, Republican candidates continue to […]

Today’s Headlines – March 30, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning and an especially happy Friday to you! The health law’s week at the Supreme Court is over, but we still have some headlines for you to catch up on all the analysis: The Washington Post: The Supreme Court Will Decide On The Health-Care Law Soon. It Will Tell You Later. If the usual […]

Rushed Medicine; Exercising Your Way To A Smarter Brain

By Jessica Marcy April 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Every week, Kaiser Health News reporter Jessica Marcy selects interesting reading from around the Web. Newsweek: The Doctor Will See You–If You’re Quick Something in the world of medicine is seriously amiss. Unhappy patients gripe about their doctors’ brusque manner and give them bad marks on surveys and consumer websites like HealthGrades and Angie’s List. […]

Illustrating Illinois Insurance Coverage Before & After Health Law

By Julie Appleby March 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Health care advocates in Illinois are marking the two-year anniversary of the 2010 health law with an interactive map that shows how two provisions  –  expansion of Medicaid eligibility and the creation of new insurance marketplaces called exchanges – could expand coverage to the state’s residents, some 13 percent of whom are currently uninsured. The map […]

Best Hospitals In New Analysis Are Not The Most Renowned

By Jordan Rau March 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

HealthGrades is out with its latest list of America’s best hospitals, and the collection is notable for the heavy presence of community hospitals and the omission of many of the medical centers with national reputation. The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., the Cleveland Clinic and Stanford Hospital in Palo […]