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There's A New 'Medicare-For-All' Bill In The House. Why Does It Matter?

Feb 28, 2019 at 09:12 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News Members of the House on Wednesday offered their version of a "Medicare-for-all" bill that is broader than what's been put forth by.... Read More

Jumping Into Medicare For All With Eyes Wide Shut

Feb 27, 2019 at 12:54 am by Staff

By Marilyn M. Singleton, MD, JD The unveiling of the ballyhooed House of Representatives Medicare for All Act of 2019 bill will be met with chants of "equal healthcare for.... Read More

In Florida, Drug Re-Importation From Canada Finds New Champions, Old Snags

Feb 26, 2019 at 03:18 am by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, and Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he intends to bring down skyrocketing drug prices by leaning on an exis.... Read More

Beyond Beltway's 'Medicare-For-All' Talk, Democrats In States Push New Health Laws

Feb 18, 2019 at 07:23 pm by Staff

  Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Sandra Yamileth Lopez works at one of San Francisco's most celebrated bakeries, Tartine. She fled horrific violence in Honduras and a.... Read More

HHS Launches Innovative Payment Model to More Effectively Meet Beneficiaries' Emergency Needs

Feb 14, 2019 at 06:24 pm by Staff

Supporting ambulance triage options aims to allow beneficiaries to receive care at the right time and place Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),.... Read More

Trump Pledges To End HIV Transmission By 2030. Doable, But Daunting.

Feb 07, 2019 at 08:54 pm by Staff

.   Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Noting that science has "brought a once-distant dream within reach," President Donald Trump on Tuesday night pledged t.... Read More

Congress Wades Into Emotional Debate Over High-Cost Prescription Drugs

Jan 31, 2019 at 08:50 pm by Staff

  Emmarie Huetteman and Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News Senators railed against pharmaceutical executives for declining to testify before Congress about out-of-control.... Read More

Drug-Pricing Policies Find New Momentum As 'A 2020 Thing'

Jan 27, 2019 at 06:34 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News The next presidential primary contests are more than a year away. But presumed candidates are already trying to stake a claim to on.... Read More

Analysis: Can States Fix The Disaster Of American Health Care?

Jan 24, 2019 at 11:10 pm by Staff

. Elisabeth Rosenthal, Kaiser Health News Last week, California's new governor, Gavin Newsom, promised to pursue a smörgåsbord of changes to his state's health ca.... Read More

Federal Shutdown Mostly Spares Health Coverage, But Other Issues Loom

Jan 14, 2019 at 08:54 pm by Staff

.   Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News As the partial government shutdown drags on, about 800,000 federal employees who work for the shuttered agencies -- and their fam.... Read More

Democrats Fight Back Against Lawsuit Threatening Health Law

Jan 07, 2019 at 09:38 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News Democrats on Thursday officially launched their pushback against a December federal court decision that declared the Affordable Care.... Read More

How The Government Shutdown Affects Health Programs

Jan 03, 2019 at 10:32 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News There seems to be no end in sight for the current partial government shutdown, the third since the beginning of the Trump administr.... Read More

Too High To Drive: States Grapple With Setting Limits On Weed Use Behind Wheel

Jan 03, 2019 at 10:06 pm by Staff

  Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News It used to be the stuff of stoner comedies and "Just Say No" campaigns. Today, marijuana is becoming mainstream as voters across th.... Read More

Florida Health Selects Wellcare to Implement Re-Design of Florida's CMS Health Plan

Dec 27, 2018 at 08:37 pm by Staff

. The Florida Department of Health announced its intent to award WellCare with a statewide contract to implement a new service delivery model for the Children's Medical Servic.... Read More

U.S. Surgeon General Discusses Public Health Issues

Dec 24, 2018 at 11:15 pm by Staff

From The Doctor's Company The Doctors Company's 2018 Executive Advisory Board meeting--a gathering of some of the leading figures in medicine in the United States--feature.... Read More

CMS Finalizes "Pathways to Success," an Overhaul of Medicare's National ACO Program

Dec 22, 2018 at 09:11 pm by Staff

. Transformation drives ACOs towards greater savings while providing new flexibilities Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that.... Read More

5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend The Entire Health System

Dec 20, 2018 at 09:16 pm by Staff

. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News If Friday night's district court ruling that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional were to be upheld, far more than the law's most h.... Read More

Medicare Cuts Payments To Nursing Homes Whose Patients Keep Ending Up In Hospital

Dec 06, 2018 at 09:06 pm by Staff

. Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government has taken a new step to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions of nursing home patients by lowering a year's worth of.... Read More

CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2017 National Health Expenditures

Dec 06, 2018 at 04:58 pm by Staff

Overall national health spending grew at a rate of 3.9 percent in 2017, almost 1.0 percentage point slower than growth in 2016, according to a study conducted by the Offic.... Read More

Feds Order More Weekend Inspections Of Nursing Homes To Catch Understaffing

Dec 03, 2018 at 02:59 pm by Staff

. Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government announced plans Friday to crack down on nursing homes with abnormally low weekend staffing by requiring more surprise.... Read More