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Trump Administration Moves To Make Health Care Costs More Transparent

Aug 01, 2019 at 09:13 pm by Staff

. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Shopping around for the best deal on a medical X-ray or a new knee? The Trump administration has a plan for that. On Monday, it proposed.... Read More

'If You Like Your Plan, You Can Keep It.' Biden's Invokes Obama's Troubled Claim.

Aug 01, 2019 at 09:03 pm by Staff

  Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact, Kaiser Health News Joe Biden invoked a risky -- and familiar -- phrase to sell his health care plan. At an AARP event in Iowa, Biden told v.... Read More

Democrats Favor Building On ACA Over 'Medicare For All'

Aug 01, 2019 at 08:59 pm by Staff

. Emmarie Huetteman, Kaiser Health News Most Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents would prefer to expand the Affordable Care Act rather than replace it with a "Medica.... Read More

Federal Cannabis Policies are Hurting Veterans - Here's How to Fix Them

Jul 26, 2019 at 04:33 pm by Staff

By Max Simon Military veterans face a number of challenging issues on the cannabis front, all thanks to outdated federal laws and regulations. The most painful of these.... Read More

AMA: Surprise Billing Legislation Will Hold Patients Harmless Despite Contrary Claims

Jul 25, 2019 at 12:49 am by Staff

CHICAGO - The American Medical Association said today that insurers are intentionally muddying the waters about the impact of surprise billing legislation - a bipartisan.... Read More

Insurers Running Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Taxpayers By Billions As Feds Struggle To Stop It

Jul 18, 2019 at 09:47 pm by Staff

. Fred Schulte, Kaiser Health News and Lauren Weber   Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare by nearly $30 billion the past three yea.... Read More

Surprise Medical Bill Legislation Takes A Step Forward, But Will It Lead To A Step Back?

Jul 18, 2019 at 07:43 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday approved its version of legislation to curb surprise medical bills. Though this step wa.... Read More

Pain Meds As Public Nuisance? Oklahoma Tests A Legal Strategy Against Opioid Maker

Jul 18, 2019 at 07:32 pm by Staff

. Jackie Fortier, StateImpact Oklahoma A global megacorporation best known for Band-Aids and baby powder may have to pay billions for its alleged role in the opioid crisis. Jo.... Read More

Using Obamacare Authority, Trump Aims To Shift Dialysis Care To Patients' Homes

Jul 11, 2019 at 03:14 am by Staff

. Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a bold plan to improve care to patients with kidney disease, which he claimed would save th.... Read More

AMA Abortion Lawsuit Puts Doctors In The Thick Of Debate

Jul 04, 2019 at 06:19 pm by Staff

. Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors' group is shiftin.... Read More

'Medicare For All' Emerges As Early Divide In First Democratic Debate

Jun 27, 2019 at 10:36 pm by Staff

. Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News and Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact During Wednesday night's Democratic presidential primary debate -- the first in a two-night event viewed a.... Read More

Senate Panel Makes Surprisingly Fast Work Of 'Surprise Medical Bills' Package

Jun 27, 2019 at 10:14 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News It may seem as if the Senate, or at least certain key senators, have decided on a way forward to fix the nation's "surprise medical bill".... Read More

Medicaid Program Integrity: A Shared and Urgent Responsibility

Jun 27, 2019 at 09:25 pm by Staff

. June 25, 2019 By Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services The Medicaid program has grown from $456 billion in 2013 to an estimated $576 bil.... Read More

Trump Administration Seeks More Health Care Cost Details For Consumers

Jun 24, 2019 at 04:16 pm by Staff

. Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Anyone who has tried to "shop" for hospital services knows one thing: It's hard to get prices. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a.... Read More

In Combating Surprise Bills, Lawmakers Miss Sky-High Air Ambulance Costs

Jun 20, 2019 at 02:58 pm by Staff

. Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News In April 2018, 9-year-old Christian Bolling was hiking with his parents and sister in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, near their home in Ro.... Read More

Competition and Transparency

Jun 12, 2019 at 02:23 pm by Staff

A rundown of newly passed healthcare legislation begins taking effect July 1 After this spring's legislative session, there were conflicting messages from lawmakers on str.... Read More

The STATES Act and its Potential Effect on Florida

May 30, 2019 at 09:01 pm by Staff

. By MICHAEL PATTERSON With over 93 percent of Americans approving medical marijuana and over 60 percent approving full legalization of cannabis at the federal level, there is.... Read More

Sen. Alexander Releases Bipartisan Plan To Lower Health Costs, End Surprise Bills

May 23, 2019 at 08:59 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News In a year already marked by a wide variety of congressional health care legislation, Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray.... Read More

Are Surprises Ahead For Legislation To Curb Surprise Medical Bills?

May 23, 2019 at 08:45 pm by Staff

  Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News Surprise medical bills -- those unexpected and often pricey bills patients face when they get care from a doctor or hospital that isn.... Read More

Hidden Reports Masked The Scope Of Widespread Harm From Faulty Heart Device

May 23, 2019 at 08:24 pm by Staff

  Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Faced with the possibility that a bout of abnormal heartbeats could end his life, in 2006, Dr. Marc Sicklick had a small device i.... Read More