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Jackie Judd talks with Gil Gaul about his series, Building Ambitions, which looks at the big money world of children's hospitals in the United States. Gaul discusses his series and says big costs, amassed wealth and children's hospitals' unique place in health care in America make it a growing power player in providing health care in America.
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and ABC News' Ariane de Vogue discuss today's oral arguments in the American Center for Law and Justice challenge to the health law.
Exchanges on health policy were limited in Thursday's Republican presidential debate, but Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney once again lashed out at each other on the issue and Rep. Michele Bachmann renewed her criticism of Perry's efforts to get Texas children vaccinated against HPV.
Jackie Judd talks with PBS NewsHour's David Chalian about the GOP presidential candidates' health law repeal rhetoric, the varying level of nuance among their viewpoints and how each is attacking the President's
Jackie Judd talks with PBS NewsHour's David Chalian about the GOP presidential candidates' repeal rhetoric, the varying level of nuance among their viewpoints and how each is attacking the President's
President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a series of cost savings in health care programs including to Medicare and Medicaid to reduce the deficit. The proposals include paying doctors for health care outcomes instead of on a "fee-for-service" basis, and Obama also rejected the notion turning Medicare into a "voucher" system.
KHN asked the National Partnership for Women and Families' Debra Ness, Republican Utah State Rep. James Dunnigan and Dr. A. Mark Fendrick from the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design what they think should steer the development of the health law's essential benefits package. Read their perspectives.
Jackie Judd talks to KHN's Mary Agnes Carey about the "getting down to business" atmosphere at the joint debt panel's Capitol Hill hearing Tuesday.
Monday night's CNN/Tea Party Express debate among the Republican presidential candidates included discussion of Medicare, the health law, costs, the individual mandate and vaccines.
In Monday's Republican debate, the presidential contenders were quizzed about health costs, the individual mandate and - in one of the evening's most controversial exchanges - moderator Wolf Blitzer asked Rep. Ron Paul a hypothetical question about who should pay for someone uninsured and in a coma. (Video courtesy CNN)
While Gov. Rick Perry, Mitt Romney, Rep. Michele Bachmann, Rep. Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman all pledged to do away with the federal law, they disagreed on other aspects of health reform. Ron Paul called Medicare a "mandate," Perry called for Medicaid block grants and Romney defended the Massachusetts law as helpful or the uninsured of the state.
For the first time the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to help eligible legal immigrants sign up for programs like Medicaid. Here's one program.
With the summer recess ending, Jackie Judd talks to KHN's Mary Agnes Carey about the staffing and makeup of the deficit panel and what to expect in the coming months. The "super committee" may take a closer look reining Medicare costs in through reforming Medigap plans and provider payments to cut the deficit.
Michelle Andrews, KHN's "Insuring Your Health" columnist, answers a question from a reader on what she can do after a doctor refused to authorize an autopsy for her mother-in-law.
These local jurisdictions, in the face of serious budget constraints, have repeatedly pushed for legal relief that would enable them to decrease the burden of public employees' and retirees' health benefit costs. Meanwhile, public employee unions have battled to protect what they believe their members have earned through their collective bargaining rights. In this state-policy drama, key players managed to come to a compromise that neither side loves, but both view as a solution.
Michelle Andrews, KHN's "Insuring Your Health" columnist, answers a question from a reader about how insurer and provider fees from ambulance service vary around the nation.
Research shows they daily experience of cancer patients often includes a heavy financial burden that impacts both their quality of life and satisfaction with care. Meanwhile, other data reflects the high-stakes position of oncologists, who often are the midpoint between cancer therapies and their costs.
The 304-page opinion from the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ends with a short conclusion from Chief Judge Frederick Dubina and Circuit Judge Frank Hull. Judge Stanley Marcus concurred in part and dissented in part.
In Thursday night's Fox News/Washington Examiner debate in Ames, Iowa, all of the Republicans seeking the presidential nomination declared
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Politico Pro's David Nather talk to Jackie Judd about the now complete "super committee" and what it may mean for Medicare and Medicaid.
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