Medicare Fraud Squads Wield New Weapons
The fraud squads who look for scams in the federal Medicare and Medicaid programs have some new weapons: tools and funding provided by the health law.
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Romney’s Choice Of Ryan Is Key To Politics Of Medicare Debate
KHN's Mary Agnes Carey and Marilyn Werber Serafini discuss how Medicare reforms could figure into November's presidential election now that presumptive GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has chosen Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to be his running mate.
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Medicare To Penalize 2,217 Hospitals For Excess Readmissions
Too many patients are returning to the hospital soon after being discharged, a costly problem the government is tackling.
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FAQ: How Paul Ryan Proposes To Change Medicare
The Republican-controlled House, along party lines, twice approved Ryan's proposals to overhaul the popular program by giving beneficiaries a set amount of money every year to buy coverage from competing health plans. That is a fundamental shift from today's program, where the federal government must help pay for every doctor visit and medical service that an individual uses.
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Contraception Coverage Issue Continues To Smolder On Capitol Hill
Jackie Judd and KHN's Mary Agnes Carey discuss the health law provision mandating contraception coverage at no cost to consumers, as the focus of the dispute broadens from Congress to the courts.
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Ten Things You Didn’t Know Were In The Affordable Care Act
The 2010 health law's big-ticket items have been the stuff of political debate and policy controversy. But the law's hundreds of pages include a number of other initiatives that have gained much less notice.
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How The SCOTUS Medicaid Ruling Could Save Money
The Obama administration doesn't want states to skip Medicaid expansions, but it could save money.
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Sebelius Signal To States: Don’t Roll Back Medicaid Eligibility
In letter to governors, HHS Secretary Sebelius urges states to "take advantage of unusually generous" Medicaid expansion deal.
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Court Ruling Triggers Tax Debate On Capitol Hill
Jackie Judd talks to KHN's Mary Agnes Carey about Tuesday's House Ways and Means Committee session on the individual mandate and congressional taxing authority. They also preview Wednesday's House vote to repeal the health law.
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Court Ruling Doesn’t Quell Partisan Feelings On Health Law
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll done immediately after Thursday's ruling shows the public remains split on the law along party lines.
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Health Law Deadlines Under Pressure
The Supreme Court ruling shifts the focus to states. But between 20 and 40 may be unable to set up new online insurance markets by fall 2013.
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Hospitals Celebrate Decision, But Threats Remain
The decision to let states opt out of the Medicaid expansion means hospitals serving the poor could still be stuck with unpaid care.
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Political Leaders Sound Off On Health Law Decision With Speeches
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and President Obama react to Thursday's Supreme Court decision on the health law with speeches.
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What Will The States Do On Medicaid?
The Supreme Court said the federal health law cannot force states to participate in the planned expansion of Medicaid. But since the federal government was paying the bulk of the bill, will states really forego the option?
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Ruling Puts Pressure On States To Act
The Supreme Court Thursday gave states the option to skip the Medicaid expansion, but the pressure of accepting millions in new federal dollars to pay for coverage for low-income people may be too great.
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Justices Uphold Individual Mandate, Set Limits On Medicaid Expansion
The ruling on Medicaid creates a new arena for political battles in the 26 states that sued to overturn the law. Within hours of the decision, Republican officials in several states said they were likely to oppose expanding the program.
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Court’s Dissenters Argue That ‘Entire Statute Is Inoperative’
Four conservative justices write that the majority "regards its strained statutory interpretation as judicial modesty. It is not."
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Roberts Says Law’s Offer To States On Medicaid ‘Is A Gun To The Head’
The chief justice also says that the court "does not express any opinion on the wisdom of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Constitution, that judgment is re-served to the people."
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Obama: Health Law Decision A ‘Victory For People All Over This Country’
President Obama said the Supreme Court's landmark decision Thursday to uphold the health care reform law was a victory for all Americans who will now be more secure because of it.
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