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KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN senior correspondent Mary Agnes Carey says the GOP will try to make good on its promise to repeal the health law but there is some division in the ranks.
KHN reporters preview some of the big issues coming this year: KHN senior correspondent Julie Appleby says much of the movement in health policy will be at the state level as they set up exchanges and deal with rate regulation.
Michelle Andrews speaks with KFF's Jackie Judd about changes in lifetime insurance limits, keeping children insured, the new high-risk pools, rising health costs and consumers' misperceptions about the overhaul.
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a consumer about options for seeking health coverage when cost and other considerations put most other coverage out of reach.
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a consumer about why health plans are not touting more preventive health care to save on costs in the system. But, as Andrews details, new plans are going to have to provide many different sorts of preventive health services for free.
Michelle Andrews answers a question from a consumer about what to consider when looking to buy a health insurance plan.
ElderPlus, a day-care program for adults in Baltimore, is part of the Program for All-Inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE), which provides comprehensive medical and social services to frail, low-income seniors with serious health problems.
Republican efforts to repeal the health overhaul law will be a central focus for the party when the 112th Congress convenes in January, while Democrats will fight repeal or any significant changes to the measure.
Republican efforts to repeal the health overhaul law will be a central focus for the party when the 112th Congress convenes in January, while Democrats will fight repeal or any significant changes to the measure. Kaiser Health News recently interviewed two lawmakers
Experts say that only about 10 percent of seniors bought a long-term health care policy and are covered. That could be because it's tough to decide whether they're right for you. As Michelle Andrews explains, they have many moving parts: After a waiting period, they generally pay a set daily benefit for a certain number of years, depending on how much you pay and at what age you start paying in. And, they also tend to be expensive.
Jackie Judd talks with attorney and journalist Stuart Taylor about the ruling today by U.s. District Court Judge Henry Hudson that one part of the new health law is unconstitutional.
Lawyer and journalist Stuart Taylor discusses today's development in health care reform. U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson in Virginia struck down a key part of the new health law, saying that the mandate on most Americans to buy health coverage is unconstitutional.
Text: Federal judge Henry Hudson in Virginia on Monday struck down part of the health care law that mandates most Americans buy health insurance or face paying a penalty. Here's his decision.
Lawmakers have a deal to stop scheduled Medicare physician payments for one year. Meanwhile, in Texas a new study shows that the state would lose $15 billion of federal funds in one year if it left the Medicaid program.
Lawmakers have a tentative deal to stop scheduled Medicare physician payments for one year. Meanwhile, in Texas a new study shows that the state would lose $15 billion of federal funds in one year if it left the Medicaid program.
A ruling is expected this month from a Republican-appointed judge on the heart of the new health law - the mandate to buy insurance. It could illustrate the growing prevalence of party-line judging in this country.
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its long-awaited report on recommendations to cope with the national debt, now and into the future, "The Moment of Truth." Seven of the 66 pages concerned health care spending, especially focusing on Medicare.
As Congress resumed its lame duck session, the House passed a one-month extension of a Medicare physician payment "fix" that would stop scheduled cuts for another month. Meanwhile, the Senate rejected a repeal of the so-called "1099" tax reporting provision in the health law that requires that businesses file a form for any purchase of goods or services worth more than $600.
As Congress resumed its lame duck session, the House passed a one-month extension of a Medicare physician payment "fix" that would stop scheduled cuts for another month. Meanwhile, the Senate rejected a repeal of the so-called "1099" tax reporting provision in the health law that requires that businesses file a form for any purchase of goods or services worth more than $600.
KHN analyzed 20 health-sector political action committees' direct contributions to individual candidates in the 94 most competitive congressional races to determine the PACs' win-loss records.
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