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The push for better coordination of patient care, including the adoption of electronic medical records, should help improve the delivery of test results to patients from doctors and to doctors from those who perform the tests.
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a mother about a provision in the health law about extending coverage to children under the age of 26.
Georgia is not alone. A number of Republican states, including some in the South, are hedging their bets and planning health insurance marketplaces to avoid a version designed by Washington.
Our "Insuring Your Health" columnist Michelle Andrews has advice on how to pick a plan for next year, including: Don't assume your plan will be the same next year.
The state is likely to decide against creating its own exchange, opting instead to let the federal government build the marketplace, one of the central features of the health law.
In this analysis, Stuart Taylor writes that the case is "especially momentous" because it will determine the future of the health law -- President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement. The ruling also will likely occur during the midst of the 2012 presidential election season.
Health Savings Accounts are increasingly among the options that consumers can consider when making their health insurance choices. Here are some of the advantages and disadvantages they offer.
Michelle Andrews shares with Jackie Judd about the health care system ordeal she went through after a bike accident in Canada landed her in the hospital there and about the follow-up care she got in the U.S.
The state could end up with an exchange run by the federal government, and some lawmakers think that's a risk worth taking.
Republican Gov. Sam Brownback sent back a $31.5 million federal grant and Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger worries it's not sound policy.
The conclusion comes from a study that looked at procedures and prescriptions ordered by primary care doctors frequently.
The case brought by Anthem Health Plans of Maine could have regulatory repercussions around the country.
As they shoulder more health care expenses, workers in some plans can reduce their costs by participating in company wellness programs.
KHN staff writers Jenny Gold and Phil Galewitz report on the new rule, which will make it easier for health care providers to participate in the new models of delivering health care.
The CLASS Act has been vilified by Republicans and defended by Democrats. Here's a small sample of some of those comments.
Howard Gleckman writes that, with the demise of the CLASS Act, it is critical to act quickly and develop a consensus plan to address the nation's long-term care problem.
KHN staff writers Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey report that federal officials have effectively shut down part of the health care law aimed to help consumers pay for long-term care.
While insurance companies are required to accept all applicants of any employer, no matter what pre-existing health conditions are present, there may be some sticker shock on what your premium will be in January.
Only a handful of Medicare Advantage plans win five stars for quality. But the bonuses attached to the federal rating system are reshaping the competitive landscape for insurers.
Jackie Judd talks with KHN's Mary Agnes Carey about the latest in talks around the "super committee's" efforts to cut the deficit. Advocates and lawmakers are busy whispering what health programs should be shielded from cuts and which should be on the chopping block.
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