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Kaiser Health News

Journalists Wrap Up 2024 With Topics From Trump 2.0 to Frustration With Health Industry

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

‘Bill of the Month’: The Series That Dissects and Slashes Medical Bills

Employers Press Congress To Cement Health Price Transparency Before Trump’s Return

How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic

Readers Offer ‘Solo Agers’ Support and Reflect on Ancestors

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': End-of-Year Chaos on Capitol Hill

Federal ACA Marketplace Enrollment Lagging

He Went in for a Colonoscopy. The Hospital Charged $19,000 for Two.

Obamacare Sign-Ups Lag After Trump Election, Legal Challenges

Google Health News

Guest column | Soon after delivering my baby, I had a stroke. It’s not that uncommon. - The Washington Post
Kirk Cousins expected to be released by Falcons before $10M bonus hits - New York Post
Blake Lively Sues Justin Baldoni for Sexual Harassment on 'It Ends With Us' - Variety
Live Briefing: Houthi missile fired from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, causing minor injuries - The Washington Post
Senate approves Social Security change despite fiscal concerns - Reuters
What we know about the suspect behind the German Christmas market attack - The Associated Press
US flu season is underway, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag - The Associated Press
College Football Playoff picks, schedule: Predictions against the spread, odds for first-round games - CBS Sports
Usyk Vs. Fury 2 Results: Full Fight Card Results, Updates, Reactions - Forbes
Chiefs-Texans 5 questions with the enemy: Has Houston underwhelmed? - Arrowhead Pride
Scientists observe 'negative time' in quantum experiments - Phys.org
Volkswagen agrees deal to avoid Germany plant closures - BBC.com
Forget the stock-market tumble, the Fed made the right move in a wild week - MarketWatch
Senate Democrats blast Supreme Court's 'ethical crisis' as investigation concludes - NBC News
Heart disease deaths soar in rural America, driven by rise in working-age adults - NBC News
Bird flu update: Maps show states most affected - USA TODAY
Big Lots and Party City are going out of business. Georgia stores will close - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Travis Kelce's Friend Reveals Interesting New Detail About Taylor Swift Party - Athlon Sports
Pope Francis reprimands Vatican staff for gossiping in annual Christmas message - The Associated Press
US to remove $10mn bounty for Syria’s Islamist rebel leader - Financial Times

The Health Policy Skeptic Headlines

Mapping COVID-19 – Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care
Is the FDA Too Conservative or Too Aggressive? – Marginal REVOLUTION
Socioeconomic Decline and Death: Midlife Impacts of Graduating in a Recession
The Price and Spending Impacts of Limits on Payments to Hospitals for Out-of-Network Care | RAND
A Hard Pill to Swallow: Appreciating the Mathematical Dynamics of the Affordable Care Act – Axene Health Partners, LLC
Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects
Progressive Narrative on Homelessness Has Always Been Wrong
Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Affordable Hospital Care Through Competition and Price Transparency
Reducing Administrative Costs in U.S. Health Care | The Hamilton Project
A dozen facts about the economics of the US health-care system
Competitor’s Veto: State Certificate of Need Laws Violate State Prohibitions on Monopolies | Regulatory Transparency Project
Understanding Where, Why, and How Diagnostic Errors Occur | Agency for Health Research and Quality
Official Report from the Federal Government Declares U.S. Fiscal Policy “Unsustainable” – Pursuit
How Does Bernie Pay for His Major Plans?
Primary Care: Estimating Democratic Candidates’ Health Plans | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
Will America’s Mortality Crisis Spread to the Rest of the World?
Health Without Wealth: The Worrying Paradox of Modern Medical Miracles
The Real Cost of Smoking by State
Long-Term Health Effect of Earned Income Tax Credit by Ze Song :: SSRN

Federal Health Policy News

Medicaid Archives - KFF Health News
Medicare Archives - KFF Health News

Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

Democratic Senators Ask Watchdog Agency To Investigate Georgia’s Medicaid Work Rule

A group of Democratic senators asked the Government Accountability Office to examine a Georgia program that requires some Medicaid enrollees to work, study, or volunteer 80 hours a month for coverage. They cited KFF Health News’ reporting, which has documented the program’s high costs and low enrollment. [...]

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

Trump Threat to Immigrant Health Care Tempered by Economic Hopes

Donald Trump’s second term is reigniting mistrust in health services among California immigrants, making it harder for community health workers to get people enrolled in Medi-Cal. Yet the president-elect is also seen as someone who could improve their lives with a better economy, even if that means forgoing health care. [...]

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

Inmigrantes temen por su salud bajo Trump, pero tienen esperanzas en la economía

Los inmigrantes sin papeles han temido durante mucho tiempo que participar en programas gubernamentales los convierta en blanco fácil de las autoridades migratorias, y la elección de Trump ha exacerbado estas preocupaciones, según defensores comunitarios. [...]

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps

Georgia’s ability to process applications for Medicaid and other public benefits has lagged since the launch of Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s “Pathways” Medicaid work requirement, leaving Georgia with persistently slow Medicaid application processing times. [...]

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California

As Donald Trump prepares to reenter the White House with a Republican-controlled Congress, health officials and community advocates in California worry that large-scale Medicaid cuts could be enacted as soon as next year. More than 60% of California’s $161 billion Medi-Cal budget comes from Washington. [...]

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

In Settling Fraud Case, New York Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay up to $100M

A whistleblower suit alleged a health insurer bilked Medicare by exaggerating how sick patients were. [...]

Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits

Federal Watchdog Urges Crackdown on Medicare Advantage Home Visits

Medicare officials are pushing back against a federal watchdog’s call to crack down on home visits by Medicare Advantage health plans — a practice the watchdog says may waste billions of tax dollars every year. In late October, a Health and Human Services inspector general audit found that the insurers pocketed $7.5 billion in 2023 from diagnosing health conditions that […] [...]

Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

Readers Embrace ‘Going It Alone’ Series on Aging and Chastise Makers of Pulse Oximeters

KFF Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories. [...]

TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead

TV’s Dr. Oz Invested in Businesses Regulated by Agency Trump Wants Him To Lead

Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently held broad investments in health care, tech, and food companies. Were he confirmed to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, his job would involve interacting with giants of the industry that have contributed to his wealth. [...]

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks

KFF Health News' 'What the Health?': Trump’s Nontraditional Health Picks

Not only has President-elect Donald Trump chosen prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump also has said he will nominate controversial TV host Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which oversees coverage for nearly half of Americans. Meanwhile, the lame-duck Congress is back in Washington with just a few weeks to figure out how to wrap up work for the year. Rachel Cohrs Zhang of Stat, Sandhya Raman of CQ Roll Call, and Riley Ray Griffin of Bloomberg News join KFF Health News’ Julie Rovner… [...]

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