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KHNâs Julie Rovner joins WAMUâs â1Aâ on Wednesday to discuss an innovative plan by Summit County, Colorado, to directly negotiate with doctors and hospitals to lower health costs.
A high-profile commission created by Gov. Gavin Newsom will convene for the first time Monday to discuss how to get every Californian covered. But don't expect the state to adopt a single-payer system anytime soon.
A study ordered by the Food and Drug Administration failed to prove that Makena, the only drug approved to prevent premature birth, is effective. While a panel of experts has recommended withdrawing the drugâs approval, many doctors are wary.
Budget cuts in 2009, sparked by the Great Recession, eliminated many needed health care services, like regular foot care for people with diabetes to minimize the risk of amputation. The restored benefits also include eyeglasses, speech therapy and hearing exams.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses health care as a key message in his Democratic presidential primary run. Now that he will be taking the stage in the Feb. 19 debate, the message could take on even more prominence.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
The Supreme Court said it wonât hear an expedited case that threatens to overturn the Affordable Care Act. That means the future of the ACA will continue to be a top political issue through the November election. Meanwhile, a major doctorsâ group endorses âMedicare for All.â Sort of. And both sides in the abortion debate mark the 47th anniversary of the Supreme Courtâs landmark Roe v. Wade ruling. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Caitlin Owens of Axios join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
KHN senior correspondent Markian Hawryluk joined Colorado Public Radioâs Avery Lill on âColorado Mattersâ to discuss his recent story on how high-deductible health plans are especially hurting the financial health of patients and hospitals in rural America.
The claim, which builds on previous statements and campaign messaging, drew strong reactions.
A new state law limits what consumers owe if theyâre transported by an air ambulance thatâs not part of their insurance network to the amount that theyâd be charged if they used an in-network provider. But the law wonât protect millions of consumers whose health plans arenât regulated by the state.
The impact of the Trump administrationâs health policies is not as clear-cut as the presidentâs reelection campaign suggests.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Small hospitals and patients in rural areas have been hit hard by the boom in high-deductible health plans. Often when a patient arrives at a rural hospital needing critical care, the person is stabilized and transferred to a larger facility. But bills from the first site of care generally get applied to the patientâs deductible. When patients canât afford their deductible, the smaller hospital winds up eating the costs.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare interview with KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney. They discuss her views on President Donald Trumpâs plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future and her thoughts on how the latest "Medicare for All" proposals would affect innovation and access to care.
Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney and PBS NewsHour producer Jason Kane report from Tennessee, where the rate of uninsured kids has soared.
A routine doctor's visit for a sore throat brought more than $28,000 in charges for one New York City woman in our latest "Bill of the Month" installment.
Every country provides and pays for health care differently. Yet surveys show the U.S. health system covers fewer people and costs more than the systems of most other industrialized countries. Are there international systems that the U.S. could emulate or borrow from? On this special episode of KHNâs âWhat the Health?â host Julie Rovner interviews international health experts Gerard Anderson of Johns Hopkins and Christopher Pope of the Manhattan Institute.
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