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Michigan Medicaid Director Steve Fitton believes it will be a "struggle" for his state to be ready to implement the health law on schedule if the Supreme Court upholds the measure. But he's confident that Michigan can handle the expected new enrollees in Medicaid.
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey talks with Jackie Judd about two measures from the health law that the House GOP will attempt to roll back in votes this week. Republicans want votes on repeal now, Carey says, to make an economic argument ahead of elections.
In the first installment of a KHN video series, Jon Kingsdale discusses the three strategies being taken by states in anticipation of the Supreme Court ruling and the fall election.
Now the presumptive GOP nominee, the former Mass. governor warns in a Las Vegas speech that health law will "make it harder for small businesses to hire and grow."
Under the 2010 health law, millions of Americans will gain access to affordable health insurance. But in Minnesota, many are concerned that an affordability gap will remain for about 100,000 low-income Minnesotans.
Supporters say the bonus system is improving care for millions of seniors, but critics say it can be a clumsy measure of value and rewards mediocrity.
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Jackie Judd discuss the congressional wrangling over the federal budget and what's ahead for the automatic cuts scheduled for January.
The proposal for state House lawmakers would control rising medical costs by capping a cap on health-care spending and could include a tax on hospitals.
Accountable care organizations will confront questions, including whether this new model for delivering medical treatment has the muscle to overcome the system's entrenched incentives.
The chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society has a powerful message for the country: We're all responsible for overuse of the health care system.
As Massachusetts' state legislators put the finishing touches on a major health care cost-control bill, there is still one big question: How much could it save employers and fatten employee paychecks?
The state is one of just a few that is expanding Medicaid ahead of a major expansion called for in 2014 by the federal health law. Though the state estimates that 50,000 people meet the income bar, Colorado will only be able to offer coverage to 10,000 people.
Study projects refunds under the health care law will vary widely by state.
As Mitt Romney celebrated his primary night wins in Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and New York, he attacked the Affordable Care Act and the president.
A growing number of health experts are warning of potential collateral damage if the Supreme Court strikes down the entire 2010 Affordable Care Act: potential chaos in the Medicare program.
The health law allows parents to enroll their adult children in their insurance plan until they are 26. A reader asks Michelle Andrews if that applies to individual plans.
The Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation finds that the state spends $91 million more per year, or 1.4 percent of the state budget, for near-universal health insurance coverage. "That's a very tiny additional cost to taxpayers for huge benefits," says MTF President Michael Widmer.
Massachusetts Medical Society President Dr. Lynda Young offers her views on how the practice of medicine has changed in the six years since the state's health reform law took effect and how issues of health care costs continue to be an everyday concern.
As Massachusetts policy makers and stakeholders focus on efforts to control health care costs through payment reform, Health Care for All's Paul Williams outlines the considerations that are crucial to ensuring that patients experience a higher quality of care, and the most vulnerable are protected.
As his state's health reforms mark their sixth anniversary, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick explains how he hopes to confront the next health reform challenges -- controlling health care costs and overhauling the payment system.
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