Florida Sen. Rick Scott Off Base in Claim That Rise in Medicare Premiums Is Due to Inflation
An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s Seniors Are Paying the Price for Biden’s Inflation Crisis” — The
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Encontrar el mejor plan médico privado, o de medicamentos, de Medicare entre docenas de opciones es lo suficientemente difícil sin
Read MoreMedicare’s Open Enrollment Is Open Season for Scammers
Finding the best private Medicare drug or medical insurance plan among dozens of choices is tough enough without throwing misleading
Read MoreResearcher: Medicare Advantage Plans Costing Billions More Than They Should
Switching seniors to Medicare Advantage plans has cost taxpayers tens of billions of dollars more than keeping them in original
Read MorePublic Health Experts ‘Flabbergasted’ That Biden Still Hasn’t Picked an FDA Chief
President Joe Biden’s failure to name someone to lead the Food and Drug Administration, more than 10 months after the
Read MoreThe Solution to Au Pairs’ Health Coverage Gaps May Be Simple: ACA Plans
In 2016, Isis Mabel, of Mexico, wanted to improve her English. On advice from an aunt, she enrolled with an
Read MoreCensus: Insured Population Holds Steady, With a Slight Shift From Private to Public Coverage
Despite a pandemic-fueled recession, the number of uninsured Americans has increased only slightly since 2018, according to Census Bureau health
Read MoreAfter Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents
When the coronavirus hit Martha Leland’s Connecticut nursing home last year, she and dozens of other residents contracted the disease
Read MoreBiden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes
President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-19 presents a challenge for an
Read MoreFeds to Nix Work Requirements in Montana Medicaid Expansion Program
Federal health officials will likely reject Montana’s request to include work requirements for beneficiaries of its Medicaid expansion program, which
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Our 200th Episode!
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Read MoreExpanding Insurance Coverage Is Top Priority for New Medicare-Medicaid Chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Return of the Public Option
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Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Drug Price Effort Hits a Snag
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The high cost of prescription drugs is a top health
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: Picking Up the Pace of Undoing Trump Policies
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The Biden administration is speeding up the pace of efforts
Read MoreIndiana’s Medicaid Expansion — Designed by Pence and Verma — Panned in Federal Report
Indiana’s Medicaid expansion — with its “personal responsibility” provisions that require enrollees to pay monthly premiums and manage health savings
Read MoreUnder New Cost-Cutting Medicare Rule, Same Surgery, Same Place, Different Bill
A cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for
Read MoreMedicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications
Use Our Content It can be republished for free. The federal government has penalized 774 hospitals for having the highest
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: The Long Road to Unwinding Trump Health Policies
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. Thursday was “health day” in President Joe Biden’s sprint to
Read MoreTrump Administration Approves First Medicaid Block Grant, in Tennessee
With just a dozen days left in power, the Trump administration on Friday approved a radically different Medicaid financing system
Read More‘An Arm and a Leg’: Obamacare Alum Andy Slavitt Takes Stock of the COVID Pandemic — So Far
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen. Andy Slavitt has spent much of 2020 talking with almost everybody who
Read MoreFeds Approve Fractious Georgia Plan to Change ACA Marketplace
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). With the Trump administration announcing two days before Election
Read MoreMedicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients
This story also ran on Fortune. This story can be republished for free (details). Nearly half the nation’s hospitals, many
Read MoreThe Trump Medicaid Record: Big Goals, Yet Few Successes
President Donald Trump entered office seeking a massive overhaul of the Medicaid program, which had just experienced the biggest growth
Read MoreRural Hospitals Teeter on Financial Cliff as COVID Medicare Loans Come Due
This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Note to Readers: Sarah Jane Tribble
Read MoreKHN’s ‘What the Health?’: It’s Scandal Week
Can’t see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. President Donald Trump finally released his promised executive order aimed
Read MoreHHS Plan to Improve Rural Health Focuses on Better Broadband, Telehealth Services
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Knowing it may be met with some skepticism, the
Read MoreThe COVID-19 Downturn Triggers Jump in Medicaid Enrollment
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). Reversing a three-year decline, the number of people covered
Read MoreTo ‘Keep The Lights On,’ Doctors And Hospitals Ask For Advance Medicare Payments
This story also ran on USA Today. This story can be republished for free (details). Darrin Menard, a family physician
Read MoreMore Than 5,000 Surgery Centers Can Now Serve As Makeshift Hospitals During COVID-19 Crisis
Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). The Trump administration cleared the way Monday to immediately
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