Latest KFF Health News Stories
Lack Of Autopsies After Elderly Die Conceals Health Flaws
This story comes from our partner ‘s Shots blog. Abuse in nursing homes and suspicious deaths among seniors often go undetected because postmortem examinations are becoming few and far between. Earlier this year, an NPR News investigation found that many jurisdictions stopped doing autopsies on people who died over the age of 60, unless it […]
Today’s Headlines – December 22, 2011
Here are your morning headlines for the first day of winter! Stay warm. The Los Angeles Times: U.S. Leaders Say They Are Hard At Work On Payroll Tax With no endgame in sight to prevent a looming payroll tax hike, President Obama and congressional leaders took turns trying to convince Americans that they were hard […]
Public Can Be Swayed On Health Law’s Mandate, Survey Finds
The individual mandate is the Affordable Care Act’s least popular provision and lies at the heart of the legal challenge to the law before the U.S. Supreme Court. But a new poll finds that public opinion can be swayed by how the mandate’s implications are described. In general, only 33 percent of Americans support the individual mandate, […]
Needle-Exchange Programs Face New Federal Funding Ban
Program supporters say the ban, which is part of the recently passed omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government until the end of the current fiscal year, will undermine public health.
New Year, New Health Care Battles
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: The GOP’s fight to repeal the law and what the party can offer instead; states’ efforts to beat back growing Medicaid costs; consumers’ troubles affording care.
Click each reporter to view their prediction.
Senior Correspondent Mary Agnes Carey Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Mary Agnes Carey says she’ll be following Republican efforts to dismantle the health law.
Web Reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Shefali S. Kulkarni says to watch out for how health disparities are affected by implementation of the health law.
Web Reporter Jessica Marcy Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Jessica Marcy says she’ll be examining the different kinds of health care workers — growing in numbers — looking to give more people more care.
Senior Correspondent Phil Galewitz Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Phil Galewitz says he’ll be following health care in the states, Medicaid and how the Supreme Court will rule on the health law.
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow Marilyn Werber Serafini says she’ll be following the 2012 presidential campaigns and how health care plays into the race.
Senior Correspondent Jordan Rau Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Jordan Rau says he’ll be keeping an eye on how Medicare proposes to change how it pays hospitals after changes in the health law.
Reporter Jenny Gold Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Reporter Jenny Gold says she’ll be watching how states cut health care in their budgets.
Web Reporter Christian Torres Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Christian Torres says lesser known provisions in the health care law will be what he follows this year.
Senior Correspondent Julie Appleby Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Senior Correspondent Julie Appleby discusses what changes could be in store for insurers.
Web Reporter Sarah Barr Discusses What 2012 Will Hold For Health Care
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN Web Reporter Sarah Barr discusses what waivers states could seek to change Medicare in their states.
Today’s Headlines – December 21, 2011
Good morning! Los Angeles Times: With Payroll Tax Cut Unresolved, Congress Packs Up After weeks of bitter partisan wrangling, the Capitol emptied for the holidays with no sign of negotiation toward a compromise that would save an expiring tax break. As of Jan. 1, the payroll tax cut that has been in place all year […]
Test your knowledge of who has said what about Medicare over the many years of the program’s history.
Medicare: Who Said That? The Answer Sheet
Here are the details regarding not only who said what about Medicare, but when and where.
Senate, House Remain At Odds Over ‘Doc Fix’ Dilemma
A Senate-passed bill to stop a Medicare physician pay cut, among other provisions like a payroll tax cut extension, was denied a vote by House Republicans Tuesday afternoon. Until lawmakers pass legislation to avert it, doctors are facing a 27 percent pay cut at the beginning of next year.
Analyzing Romney’s Leadership On Health Care
Former Massachsetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s years as governor are defined by his role in reforming health care in the Bay State. It’s sometimes a political albatross, but it’s also proof, the candidate for president himself says, that he could bridge party divisions in Washington.