Top KHN Original Stories
Officials Warn Some Older Marketplace Customers To Switch To Medicare
The government is sending emails and letters to some seniors to warn them that if they are eligible for Medicare and stay on the health law’s exchange, they will have to repay any subsidies they receive and if they miss their Medicare enrollment opportunity, they will face a life-long penalty.
Hospitals Say They’re Being Slammed By Drug Price Hikes
In a report out Tuesday, hospital groups said drug prices have skyrocketed since 2013, triggering a huge increase in what hospitals spend on pharmaceuticals.
Dialysis At Home? Medicare Wants More Patients To Try It
Nationwide, fewer than 10 percent of people who need kidney dialysis do it at home. But close to 40 percent of patients of a Montana doctor do it at home. Medicare is hoping it’s a trend.
Health Law Targets Women’s Preventive Services, But It Offers Help To Men, Too
A number of preventive services used by both men and women are now available at no cost to consumers.
Total Results: 6097
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Research Roundup: Adult Vaccine Use; Safety-Net Hospital Readmissions; State Abortion Policy
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
CMS Set To Unveil Final Rule On New Medicare Physician Payment System
In related news, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is also taking steps to reduce physicians’ Medicare-related administrative burdens and encouraging seniors to leave their marketplace plans to sign up for Medicare.
Officials Warn Some Older Marketplace Customers To Switch To Medicare
The government is sending emails and letters to some seniors to warn them that if they are eligible for Medicare and stay on the health law’s exchange, they will have to repay any subsidies they receive and if they miss their Medicare enrollment opportunity, they will face a life-long penalty.
Outlets report on health news from California, Kansas, Tennessee, Delaware, Georgia, Colorado, Florida, New York and Minnesota.
Lawmakers Hear Warnings About Toll MACRA Could Take On Small Practices
As the draft rule on this new Medicare physician payment structure is being finalized, a group of GOP physician-lawmakers expresses alarm to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Other coverage details the role that commercial insurers have in slowing the trend toward value-based payment models and the “predicament” faced by Wills Eye Hospital when it comes to Medicare.
Viewpoints: The Future For Health Exchanges; More On Mylan, EpiPen And Profiteering
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Hospitals Say They’re Being Slammed By Drug Price Hikes
In a report out Tuesday, hospital groups said drug prices have skyrocketed since 2013, triggering a huge increase in what hospitals spend on pharmaceuticals.
Some Medicare Advantage And Drug Plans Expected To Leave California Market
Official information will be released soon, but advocates say seniors are already getting information from insurers that suggest some will curtail offerings in certain areas of the state. Also, a jury in Florida has convicted the owner of a home health agency in a fraud case.
Viewpoints: An Ode To Medicare Part D; A Plea For Serious Presidential Debate On Health Care
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
As Medicare’s Enrollment Period Nears, Consumers Need To Assess Market Changes
Seniors who want to join a private Medicare Advantage plan or a drug plan can enroll between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7. In other news, one Massachusetts Medicare Advantage plan is trimming its roster of in-network physicians.
Viewpoints: Obamacare Through The Lens Of 2016 Politics; Desmond Tutu On Dignity In Dying
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
Research Roundup: Insurance Churning; Hospital Readmission Rates; Teen HPV Vaccinations
Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.
Medicare Releases New Detailed Analysis Of Spending On Hospice Care
According to the figures for 2014, Medicare spends $11,393 on average for each beneficiary for 70 days of care, Modern Healthcare reports. The numbers, however, vary by state. Also, The Hill reports on concerns about Medicare’s move to bundled payments.
Longer Looks: The American Diet; Naloxone For The Masses; Right-To-Die Laws
Each week, KHN’s Shefali Luthra finds interesting reads from around the Web.
Hospitals Ask Feds To Slow Down Proposals To Shift Away From Fee-For-Service Payments
The Department of Health and Human Services has a goal of moving 50 percent of its Medicare payments from fee for service to instead reward quality or value through alternative payment models by the end of 2018. Other Medicare news explores the cost of a proposal to change how the government pays for drugs administered in doctors’ offices and efforts by insurers to move people “seamlessly” into Medicare Advantage plans.
CMS: Mylan Overcharged Medicaid By Millions Despite Warnings From Feds
The company paid a 13 percent rebate rate when CMS says it should have been paying 23 percent.
Dialysis At Home? Medicare Wants More Patients To Try It
Nationwide, fewer than 10 percent of people who need kidney dialysis do it at home. But close to 40 percent of patients of a Montana doctor do it at home. Medicare is hoping it’s a trend.
Bill To Stop Medicare From Changing Some Drug Payments Could Cost $1.1B, CBO Says
Doctors groups and some members of Congress oppose the proposal by federal officials to cut reimbursement rates for drugs administered in doctors’ offices. Also, an inspector general’s report finds that Medicare spent $1.5 billion on defective heart devices and beneficiaries were also on the hook for expenses related to the devices.
Viewpoints: Health Care Is Important Regardless Of Party; Boosting Obamacare Competition
A selection of opinions on health care from around the country.
