Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
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Obama: GOP鈥檚 Stance On Preexisting Conditions Off-Base, Especially During Pandemic
The former president's statement highlights a clear difference of opinion that will likely come up often on the campaign trail.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: How Will We Reopen The Economy?
The politics of COVID-19 are pretty polarized, but health experts across the ideological spectrum agree: The U.S. will need more robust testing before it鈥檚 safe to relax social-distancing requirements. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Congress and the nation鈥檚 governors continue to spar over who should be responsible for what. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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With Federal Nod, Consumers Could Lose The Boost They Get From Drug 鈥楥oupons鈥
The proposal being weighed by federal officials would allow employers and insurers to decide that drug companies鈥 assistance doesn鈥檛 count toward their members鈥 deductible or out-of-pocket maximum spending limits. If plans opted for that approach, only payments made by patients themselves would be included in the calculation toward reaching those limits.
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Biden’s Incremental Medicare Play For Bernie鈥檚 Backers
The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate unveils a proposal to lower the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 60.
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鈥榊ou鈥檝e Been Served鈥: Wisconsin Hospitals Sued Patients Even During Pandemic
Wisconsin hospitals had filed at least 104 lawsuits in small claims court since the state declared a public health emergency March 12. Most now say they are suspending the cases; one hospital has dismissed them after a reporter鈥檚 calls.
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Workers Could Lean On ACA Coverage Protection
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner discusses the role of the Affordable Care Act in helping to provide coverage to people affected by the virus鈥 economic repercussions.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: All Coronavirus All The Time
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to the U.S. health system that were previously unthinkable. Yet some fights 鈥 including over the Affordable Care Act and abortion 鈥 persist even in this time of national emergency. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Liz Szabo about the latest installment of KHN-NPR鈥檚 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥
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Analysis: He Got Tested For Coronavirus. Then Came The Flood Of Medical Bills.
Hidden costs for ER visits and other fees could cost people thousands of dollars.
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Her Genetic Test Revealed A Microscopic Problem 鈥 And A Jumbo Price Tag
Molecular diagnostics are at the frontier of science, but insurance and billing questions create a minefield for patients.
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Listen: The Hard-Knock Health Law Turns 10 Amid Pandemic
On the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Kaiser Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner and Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Vice President Larry Levitt put the law in perspective.
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Hoping That Insurance Expansion Will Help Tamp Outbreak, 9 States Reopen Marketplaces
The states are allowing new enrollments this month to help ease consumers鈥 concerns about the cost of health care so that the sick will not be deterred from seeking medical attention and inadvertently spread the virus.
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Gig Economy Workers Hurt By Coronavirus Eye New Federal Funds For Relief
A law signed by Trump on Wednesday will provide financial help for self-employed workers, who generally don鈥檛 have paid leave. Some states also have family and medical leave programs that can be helpful.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: The Affordable Care Act Turns 10
Next week is the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Millions of Americans have benefited from the law, yet its future is in the hands of both the Supreme Court and voters in November. For this special episode of 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 host Julie Rovner interviews Kathleen Sebelius, who was Obama鈥檚 secretary of Health and Human Services when the law was passed. Then Rovner, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News discuss its history, impact and prospects for the future.
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Sebelius, Looking Back At ACA, Says The Country鈥檚 Never 鈥楽een This Kind Of Battle鈥
On KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health? 鈥 podcast, the former secretary of Health and Human Services says she continued to believe during the debate 10 years ago on the health law that it would eventually gain some Republican support. But that never happened.
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And Then There Were Two: Biden, Sanders Debate With Coronavirus On Everyone鈥檚 Mind
The candidates talked about their views on how this public health crisis should be managed. Though they disagreed on many points, they shared disapproval of the Trump administration鈥檚 response.
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Trump Wrongly Said Health Insurers Will Pay For All Coronavirus Treatment
There are important distinctions between how insurance companies will cover the test and the treatment. This makes the president鈥檚 statement an exaggeration, at best.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: Coronavirus Goes Viral
The rapidly spreading coronavirus has led to the cancellation of sporting events, conferences and travel, with Congress and President Donald Trump scrambling to catch up to the spiraling public health crisis. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has issued long-awaited rules aimed at making it easier for patients to carry copies of their medical records. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.
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Crushed By A Hospital Bill? Stand Up For Yourself
Most hospitals must offer free or reduced-cost care to certain patients, based on income, even if they have insurance. But some hospitals erect barriers to charity care, so it鈥檚 up to patients to advocate for themselves.