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Study: Medicare Quality Ratings Didn’t Reduce Patient Deaths

By Jordan Rau March 5, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Medicare’s seven-year effort to spur quality improvements in hospital care by publishing key performance metrics on its Hospital Compare website has not resulted in fewer patient deaths, according to a new Health Affairs study. In 2005, Hospital Compare started rating more than 3,000 hospitals on how well they adhere to basic guidelines for clinical care, […]

Health Care Spending Slowdown May Not Last As Economy Heats Back Up

June 18, 2012 Morning Briefing

The Associated Press reports that, although health care spending may have slowed, the trend may not last long. In the meantime, The Arizona Republic reports on a website that allows consumers to shop for discounted medical services.

Effort To Pay Hospitals Based On Quality Didn’t Cut Death Rates, Study Finds

By Jordan Rau March 28, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The New England Journal of Medicine reports that a test project

AARP Arming For Medicare Battle

By Marilyn Werber Serafini March 19, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Against a backdrop of proposals to overhaul the popular social insurance program and a presidential campaign likely to address entitlement spending, the seniors group is mobilizing.

How Safe Are Our Hospitals?

By Bara Vaida January 30, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the state of Maryland have rated patient safety at hospitals in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

Community Health Centers Under Pressure to Improve Care

By Phil Galewitz and Paul Monies April 17, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Quality is uneven at federally funded clinics that treat millions of poor people.

Medicare Combats Fraud With Billing Statements That Beneficiaries Can Understand

By Susan Jaffe March 7, 2012 KFF Health News Original

New consumer-friendly statements urge seniors to report suspicious charges and make it easier to appeal denials of coverage.

The Parent Trap: Adult Children Care For Elderly Parents

By Marilyn Werber Serafini March 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

This story by Kaiser Health News’ Marilyn Werber Serafini features members of the sandwich generation: raising children, dealing with elderly parents and the care they need – and sometimes feeling like they’ve bitten off more than they can chew.

Law Student Makes Case For Contraceptive Coverage

By Julie Rovner, NPR News February 23, 2012 KFF Health News Original

This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. Congress is in recess this week, but that didn’t stop House Democrats from holding a hearing to take testimony from a Georgetown law student who was barred from testifying in last week’s hearing about President Obama’s policy on contraceptives, health insurance and religiously affiliated organizations. That […]

Medicare Spends Less Than Private Insurers On Knee Replacements

By Julie Appleby February 28, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Study finds that’s mostly because the government pays far lower rates for hospital care

The High Price Of Caring For A Loved One With Alzheimer’s

By Kristofor Husted, NPR News March 1, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Nearly 15 million people fall into the role of unpaid caregiver for those sick with dementia. Add it all up, and it comes to about 17 billion hours of unpaid care valued at $202 billion in 2010 alone. New money from the Obama Administration in the 2013 budget is intended to help.

Today’s Headlines – March 14, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 14, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning! Middle of the week and the health headlines don’t stop, here you are: The Wall Street Journal: Health-Law War Heats Up As Court Review Nears Democrats and Republicans are reviving their competing campaigns over the health-overhaul law in advance of the Supreme Court’s review of the measure this month. After largely avoiding the […]

New Ryan Budget Would Transform Medicare And Medicaid

By Marilyn Werber Serafini March 20, 2012 KFF Health News Original

KHN’s Marilyn Werber Serafini details how the Wisconsin Republican’s proposal places greater limits on federal spending for Medicare than last year’s blueprint.

USAID World TB Day Website

March 20, 2012 Morning Briefing

USAID’s website features a page dedicated to World TB Day, which will be commemorated on March 24. The page lists information on upcoming events, as well as links to several reports, such as the FY2010 Report to Congress on the Global TB Context (.pdf), stories, and features (3/19).

ACOs, IRS Roles In Health Reform Implementation Grab Headlines

April 12, 2012 Morning Briefing

Subscription websites report on recent developments related to the health law.

Report: A Decrease In Teen Pregnancies, But Disparities Remain

By Shefali S. Kulkarni February 8, 2012 KFF Health News Original

The good news: Teen pregnancies are at their lowest rate in nearly 40 years, resulting in fewer abortions and births, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization focused on sexual and reproductive health. The report shows that about 7 percent of U.S. teen girls between the ages of 15 to 19 were […]

Today’s Headlines – March 23, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 23, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Happy Friday! It’s the anniversary of President Obama signing the health reform law — here’s what the news has to say this morning: The New York Times: House Votes To Kill A Medicare Cost Panel In a rebuff to President Obama, the Republican-controlled House passed a bill on Thursday to abolish a Medicare cost control […]

Today’s Headlines – March 6, 2012

By Stephanie Stapleton March 6, 2012 KFF Health News Original

Good morning, here are your morning headlines to get your day started: The Washington Post: In Ohio, Santorum Blasts Romney For Ad Spending, Says Voters Don’t Trust Him On health care, Santorum made the claim that Romney — because of his overhaul of Massachusetts’ health-care system while governor, which included an individual mandate to purchase […]

Caring, Long Term: A Way Of Life For 1 In 8 Connecticut Residents

By Arielle Levin Becker, May 3, 2012 KFF Health News Original

For some unpaid caregivers, caring for relatives comes with little to no support as well as with a cost to their own health and financial well-being. And the need for them is growing.

KFF Issues New Brief On Statutory Requirements & Policies Governing U.S. Global Family Planning And Reproductive Health Efforts

May 4, 2012 Morning Briefing

The Kaiser Family Foundation on Thursday released a new issue brief that “provides a summary of the major policies and statutory requirements governing U.S. participation in international family planning and reproductive health efforts,” according to the website. “These laws and policies collectively direct how funds are spent, which organizations receive funds and generally shape U.S. family planning and reproductive health activities around the world,” the website adds (5/3).

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