Warren and Klobuchar Say They Can Lower Drug Prices Without Congress鈥 Help
Democratic presidential candidates also returned to now-familiar themes in debating the differences between "Medicare for All" and more incremental reforms.
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Loopholes Limit New California Law To Guard Against Lofty Air Ambulance Bills
A new state law limits what consumers owe if they鈥檙e transported by an air ambulance that鈥檚 not part of their insurance network to the amount that they鈥檇 be charged if they used an in-network provider. But the law won鈥檛 protect millions of consumers whose health plans aren鈥檛 regulated by the state.
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One-On-One With Trump鈥檚 Medicare And Medicaid Chief: Seema Verma
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare interview with KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney. They discuss her views on President Donald Trump鈥檚 plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future and her thoughts on how the latest "Medicare for All" proposals would affect innovation and access to care.
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Government-Funded Day Care Helps Keep Seniors Out Of Nursing Homes And Hospitals
The aptly named Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly provides services funded by Medicaid and Medicare that range from medical and mental health care to hot lunches, recreation, transportation and haircuts. California鈥檚 newest PACE center opened recently in San Diego County.
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Democrats Debate Whether ‘Medicare For All’ Is ‘Realistic’
Candidates again sparred over 鈥淢edicare for All鈥 and other approaches to health reform -- but this time they waited more than two hours before wading into health policy issues.
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What Would Happen If The ACA Went Away?
The Affordable Care Act has been on the books for nearly a decade. Parts of it have become ingrained in our health system 鈥 and in our everyday life. But this could change, depending on a long-awaited 5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision regarding the law鈥檚 constitutionality.
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Californians Without Health Insurance Will Pay A Penalty 鈥 Or Not
Californians must have health insurance starting next year or face a hefty tax penalty. But, as with the now-defunct federal tax penalty for being uninsured, some people will be exempt.
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Website Errors Raise Calls For Medicare To Be Flexible With Seniors鈥 Enrollment
Members of Congress and others complain Medicare鈥檚 revamped Plan Finder had problems. Federal officials say they can help consumers who got bad information change their plans next year. But details about how switching will work are yet to come.
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KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥: We Spend HOW MUCH On Health Care?
The annual accounting of national health spending is out. And the 2018 health bill for the U.S. was $3.6 trillion, consuming nearly a fifth of the nation鈥檚 economy. Meanwhile, Congress is nearing the end of the year without having finished either its annual spending bills or several other high-priority health items. Kimberly Leonard of the Washington Examiner, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Mary Agnes Carey of Kaiser Health News join KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHN鈥檚 Markian Hawryluk about the latest KHN-NPR 鈥淏ill of the Month.鈥
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Candidates Are Betting Big On Health. Is That What Voters Really Want?
Polls show that health care is at the top of voters鈥 issues, but the polls also say Democrats, let alone other Americans, are not ready for 鈥淢edicare for All.鈥
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Did Joe Biden Overstate Democratic Voters鈥 Opposition To 鈥楳edicare For All鈥?
The term 鈥渧ast鈥 sets a high bar.聽
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Readers React: UVA Doctors Outraged Over Their Own Health System’s Billing Practices
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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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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In This Democratic Debate, Health Care Issues Took A Back Seat
The latest Democratic debate did not dwell on 鈥淢edicare for All,鈥 despite strong divisions among the presidential candidates.
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Do 160 Million Americans Really Like Their Health Plans? Kind Of
Former Vice President Joe Biden's claim during the latest Democratic presidential debate relies on a squishy number, and the context matters.
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The Case Of The ACA鈥檚 Disappearing Taxes
When passing the Affordable Care Act, Democrats touted the fact that they had included many measures to pay for the bill鈥檚 expanded coverage. But nearly 10 years later, many of the 鈥減ay-fors鈥 have been eliminated.
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Analysis: Elizabeth Warren Throws Down The Gauntlet
She has led the way, but all the candidates need to come clean about their health care proposals.
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As Congress Works To Curb Surprise Medical Bills, N.Y.鈥檚 Fix Gets Examined
A USC-Brookings analysis finds that the New York plan to resolve disputes between providers and insurers without leaving patients on the hook might actually be driving up costs in the system.
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Warren鈥檚 Plan On 鈥楳edicare For All鈥 Could Raise Concerns Among Health Providers
KHN鈥檚 Julie Rovner was featured on NPR鈥檚 "Weekend Edition" and MSNBC鈥檚 "Kasie DC" show over the weekend to talk about Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren鈥檚 plan to fund 鈥淢edicare for All.鈥
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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鈥檛 have to.