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The Affordable Care Act will usher at least seven million more Americans into Medicaid next year, but the question of whether enough doctors will be there to welcome them is keeping some state health policymakers up at night.
Health On The Hill: Jackie Judd and KHN's Mary Agnes Carey discuss the health care issues in Tuesday night's State of the Union address -- and Sen. Rubio's Republican response.
The research bolsters Medicare's efforts to prompt hospitals to reduce the number of patients who return quickly even though some experts assert that might be a sign of good care.
Alabama lawmakers will soon consider a proposal from Gov. Robert Bentley for a Medicaid overhaul based in part on Oregon's groundbreaking "community care organizations." Although Bentley has said he would not support an expansion of Medicaid "under its current structure," the expected reforms are seen as paving the way for a possible expansion as early as 2015.
Consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about under-26 insurance coverage for newlyweds.
The new regulations lay out a plan that will keep organizations that self-insure from having to pay for the coverage.
After a year of controversy, the Obama administration proposes a way for women who work at nonprofit religious institutions to get free birth control without requiring their employers to pay for it.
A new analysis concludes that things like the prevalence of smoking, obesity and diabetes best explain why Medicare spending in some regions of the country is higher, instead of how medicine is practiced, as other researchers believe.
Consumer columnist Michelle Andrews answers a reader question about the health law's provision on no-cost birth control.
Consumers in Colorado focus groups said they know very little about insurance and will need a lot of customer support to purchase coverage online.
Insurers bet some consumers will choose cheaper plans that restrict their choice of doctors, despite worries about skimpy care and huge bills for out-of-network providers.
A recent study found that the health care industry isn't benefiting from computer networks that have transformed other fields. But the federal coordinator for health IT says there has been a lot of progress that will result in better care and cost savings in the future.
The requirement is only for individual and small-group health plans, and some advocates worry that the new benefits may not be sufficiently comprehensive or affordable.
The storefront doctor's offices serve a vast number of uninsured Latino residents, in a kind of parallel, cash-only health system. But officials have little information on the quality of health care the clinicas provide, and whether they might be able to help fill persistent and profound gaps in Los Angeles' strained safety net.
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, who helped create the Children's Health Insurance Program and fought to protect the social safety net, says he will not seek reelection in 2014.
The new online marketplaces, to be set up by October, are designed to make it easier to buy insurance. But they're in the middle of a political fight over the health care law.
Gov. Rick Scott visited Washington to press HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for approval on the Florida's Medicaid managed care plans. Afterward, he offered few details about their discussion on another major issue --- how, or if, the state will carry out key parts of the Affordable Care Act.
Insurance columnist answers readers' questions, including how alternative medicine might be treated under the health law, and offers more details about coverage for adult children.
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming in the new year: KHN Senior Correspondent Sarah Varney says she will follow the stories of people who will be affected the most by implementation of the health law.
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