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A rule proposed by the Trump administration would leave patients with limited English proficiency with fewer guarantees of a written notice that free translation services are available. It also would no longer require directions on how patients can report discrimination they experience in a medical setting.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
A legislative package from Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) would handle surprise medical bills by having insurers pay them the median in-network rate, meaning the rate would be similar to what the plan charges other doctors in the area for the same procedure.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is scheduled next week to mark up a massive legislative package on curbing health costs, but some of the details remain unresolved, including what formula to use to pay doctors and hospitals involved in surprise medical bills.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
The median cost of an air ambulance bill is more than $36,000 and seldom covered by insurance, sparking many consumer complaints. Yet none of the proposals introduced or circulating in Congress to fix surprise medical bills address these services.
Lawmakers and patients want to eliminate surprise out-of-network medical bills. Hospitals, doctors and insurers say they want to eliminate them, too, but their opposition to one anothers proposals could complicate legislative efforts. Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss this, plus the latest in news about reproductive health and health care sharing ministries.
Supporters of the rule say it would strengthen health care professionals freedom of conscience, but opponents say it empowers bad actors to be bad actors.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
KHN correspondent Rachel Bluth appeared on "PBS NewsHour Weekend" to talk with host Megan Thompson about the continuing problem of surprise medical bills and how the issue is playing on Capitol Hill.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
For our 100th episode, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, Jen Haberkorn of the Los Angeles Times and Sandhya Ramen of CQ Roll Call join KHNs Julie Rovner to take a deep dive into the abortion debate, discussing everything from the latest news to the history of the Supreme Courts jurisprudence as well as how states are trying to further expand or restrict abortion rights and access. Also, Rovner interviews KHNs Lauren Weber about the latest Bill of the Month installment.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Joanne Kenen of Politico, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the latest Democratic efforts to push Medicare for All in the U.S. House. They also review new initiatives to raise the federal minimum age to purchase tobacco to 21 and new lawsuits challenging the Trump administrations actions on reproductive health. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
The Republicans legislation, prepared with Sen. Patty Murray, the ranking Democrat on Alexanders health committee, would be an ambitious lift because it also deals with prescription drug patents, health transparency and vaccine messaging.
At Wednesdays House Budget Committee, Congressional Budget Office experts outlined the complexities of implementing an overhaul of Americas health insurance system.
This high-profile issue has gained bipartisan attention, but it remains unclear if thats enough to move it to the finish line. Heres a review of the current state of play.
Not exactly. We found that protections for preexisting conditions for most people with job-based insurance predated the Affordable Care Act by more than a decade.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Anna Edney of Bloomberg News and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNs Julie Rovner to discuss the new abortion bans passed in Alabama and Georgia; bipartisan congressional efforts to end surprise out-of-network medical bills; and a new public option health insurance plan soon to be available in Washington state.
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