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5 Takeaways From Congress' Failure To Extend Funding For Children's Coverage

Oct 04, 2017 at 09:40 pm by Staff

  Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Congress finally seems ready to take action on the Children's Health Insurance Program after funding lapsed Sept. 30. Before the d.... Read More

Medicaid Covers All That? It's The Backstop Of America's Ailing Health System

Sep 27, 2017 at 04:30 am by Staff

Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News When high levels of lead were discovered in the public water system in Flint, Mich., in 2015, Medicaid stepped in to help thousands of child.... Read More

Facing Certain Defeat, GOP Pulls Graham-Cassidy

Sep 26, 2017 at 08:26 pm by Staff

In its latest version of a bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the GOP has once again found itself short of passage and will not to bring the bill up for consideration. Se.... Read More

12 Facts About the Graham-Cassidy 'Repeal' Bill

Sep 25, 2017 at 03:52 pm by Staff

The U.S. Senate plans to hold a vote this week on the Graham-Cassidy bill to repeal the Affordable Care Act. There's just one problem, says Citizens' Council for Health Freed.... Read More

GOP Health Bill's Changes Go Far Beyond Preexisting Conditions

Sep 23, 2017 at 08:31 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The latest GOP effort to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act is getting a lot of attention, even if its passage seems unlike.... Read More

Last-Ditch Effort By Republicans To Replace ACA: What You Need To Know

Sep 21, 2017 at 08:09 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News Republican efforts in Congress to "repeal and replace" the federal Affordable Care Act are back from the dead. Again. While the chan.... Read More

Nursing Home Disaster Plans Often Faulted As 'Paper Tigers'

Sep 21, 2017 at 07:46 pm by Staff

  Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News It does not take a hurricane to put nursing home residents at risk when disaster strikes. Around the country, facilities have been cau.... Read More

Postcard From The Hill: Senators Shelve Histrionics In Search Of Obamacare Fix

Sep 16, 2017 at 01:51 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News After a summer of flame-throwing over the Affordable Care Act's repeal, Republicans and Democrats are now engaged in a serious coll.... Read More

FDA Moves To Guard Against Abuse Of 'Orphan Drug' Program

Sep 16, 2017 at 11:58 am by Staff

  Sarah Jane Tribble Kaiser Health News The Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves medicines known as "orphan drugs" after revelations that drug.... Read More

5 Governors Press Congress For Fast Bucks To Secure Obamacare Market In 2018

Sep 09, 2017 at 09:44 am by Staff

Julie Rovner and Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has a problem -- and not much time to solve it. The chairman of the Senate Health, Education,.... Read More

Lawmakers Debate How Much Wiggle Room To Give States In Health Care

Sep 07, 2017 at 04:47 pm by Staff

  Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News One of the few things that Republicans and Democrats broadly agree on is that states should have some flexibility to experiment with.... Read More

Trump Administration Whacks Millions From Budget Used To Push Obamacare

Sep 01, 2017 at 09:11 pm by Staff

Rachel Bluth and Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump has insisted for months that "Obamacare is already dead." His administration matched its harsh words.... Read More

CMS Issues Bulletin Regarding the Navigator Program and the 2018 Open Enrollment Period

Aug 31, 2017 at 05:47 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing the following plan related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Navigator program and.... Read More

Will GOP Pay A Price For Trying To Take Health Care Benefits From Voters?

Aug 24, 2017 at 08:48 pm by Staff

By Michael McAuliff and Lisa Gillespie, WFPL Kaiser Health News Tricia Petrucci hasn't quite reached the point where she regrets her vote for President Donald Trump. It woul.... Read More

Despite Advance Directive, Dementia Patient Denied Last Wish, Says Spouse

Aug 22, 2017 at 11:36 am by Staff

  By JoNel Aleccia Kaiser Health News MEDFORD, Ore. -- Bill Harris is blunt: For more than a year, he has been trying to help his wife die. The 75-year-old retired te.... Read More

AMA Offers Comments to CMS on its 2018 Medicare Reform Proposal

Aug 22, 2017 at 10:44 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) submitted comprehensive comments today to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and outlined recommended changes to t.... Read More

CMS Proposes Changes to Payment Models

Aug 15, 2017 at 05:16 pm by Staff

Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule to reduce the number of mandatory geographic areas participating in the Center for Medi.... Read More

Insurers Can Bend Out-Of-Network Rules For Patients Who Need Specific Doctors

Aug 15, 2017 at 10:32 am by Staff

  By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News The Affordable Care Act has so far survived Republican attempts to replace it, but many people still face insurance concerns..... Read More

AMA Offering New Tools to Help Physicians with Medicare's New Quality Payment Program

Aug 14, 2017 at 04:27 pm by Staff

As physicians across the country prepare for the first comprehensive changes in Medicare payment in three decades, the American Medical Association (AMA) is unveiling new reso.... Read More

Americans Eager For Leaders To Cooperate To Make Health Law Work

Aug 11, 2017 at 10:19 pm by Staff

  By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Move on. That's what most people say Congress and the Trump administration should do after the Senate failed to approve legislat.... Read More