FDA Head Vows To Tackle High Drug Prices And Drugmakers 鈥楪aming The System鈥
In an exclusive interview, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb describes what he鈥檚 doing to spur competition and bring down drug prices.
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Podcast: KHN’s 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 What Do The Budget, Idaho And FDA Chief Scott Gottlieb Have In Common?
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Stephanie Armour of The Wall Street Journal and Paige Winfield-Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss President Donald Trump鈥檚 budget plan and how some states are trying to stabilize the Affordable Care Act, while others are trying to violate it. Also, Rovner and KHN鈥檚 Sarah Jane Tribble interview Scott Gottlieb, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration.
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Idaho Blue Cross Jumps Into Controversial Market For Plans That Bypass ACA Rules
Focus turns to whether the Trump administration will challenge Idaho鈥檚 move to allow such plans to be sold to individuals.
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California’s Regulators To Investigate Aetna’s Medical Coverage Decisions
The investigations follow testimony in a lawsuit by a former Aetna medical director who said he relied on information from nurses, without reviewing patient records himself, when deciding which treatments to allow and deny.
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Maryland Offers Many Insured Men Free Vasectomy Coverage
But state officials are trying to get assurances from the Internal Revenue Service that the new law does not conflict with federal rules for health savings accounts.
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Podcast: KHN鈥檚 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 There鈥檚 A Really Big Health Bill In That Budget Deal
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo, Joanne Kenen of Politico and Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times discuss the health policy changes included in the just-concluded bipartisan budget deal on Capitol Hill. The panelists also talk about the final enrollment numbers for individual insurance purchased under the Affordable Care Act, and possible drug price proposals in President Donald Trump鈥檚 upcoming budget. Plus, Rovner interviews Andy Slavitt, who this week launched a health care advocacy group called 鈥淭he United States of Care.鈥
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Despite Changes That Undermined ACA Enrollment, Marketplaces 鈥楻emarkably Stable鈥
A report issued by the National Academy for State Health Policy shows a small decrease in sign-ups last fall, but states running their own marketplaces did better than those that don鈥檛.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers And Tweeters Add Two Cents On Amazon Venture To Repackage Health Care
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
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Cut In Federal Subsidies Threatens Basic Health Programs In N.Y., Minn.
President Donald Trump鈥檚 decision to stop paying cost-sharing reduction subsidies means the federal government will reduce its funding of the Basic Health Program that provides low-cost coverage to more than 800,000 low-income people in those two states.
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Indiana Gets Federal Approval For Medicaid Plan That Could Slice Enrollment
HHS officials sign off on a plan that could lock out for six months thousands of people who fail to get their paperwork done promptly.
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Stalled Health Programs Await A Green Light On The Hill
With another piece of must-pass legislation set to move through Congress, there鈥檚 a push to attach provisions to keep afloat a number of health-related programs for which funding or specific federal direction has expired.
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Indiana Medicaid Drops 25K From Coverage For Failing To Pay Premiums
The state branded its Medicaid expansion with some key conservative policies, and officials and advocates across the country are keenly watching the results.
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Podcast: KHN’s 鈥榃hat The Health?鈥 The State Of The (Health) Union
In this episode of KHN鈥檚 鈥淲hat the Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Julie Appleby and Sarah Jane Tribble of Kaiser Health News discuss President Donald Trump鈥檚 promises to reduce drug prices in his first State of the Union Address. The panelists also discuss the departure of the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after conflict-of-interest reports and the efforts by some states to flout the Affordable Care Act.
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Expert Advice For The Corporate Titans Taking On Health Care
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are partnering up to address employee health care costs and improve satisfaction. Can they deliver? And would repackaging health insurance involve drones?
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After Polyps Are Detected, Patients May No Longer Qualify For Free Colonoscopies
While the federal health law made insurers cover the full cost of screening colonoscopies, consumers with a history of polyps who need more frequent tests may have to pick up some costs.
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Idaho 鈥楶ushing Envelope鈥 With Health Insurance Plan. Can It Do That?
Many eyes are on the Trump administration to see how officials respond to Idaho鈥檚 approach to health insurance, which flouts some aspects of the Affordable Care Act.
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In Battleground Races, Health Care Lags As Hot-Button Issue, Poll Finds
The economy and jobs tend to eclipse health care as the top voter concern in competitive congressional and gubernatorial races.
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Podcast: ‘What The Health?’ CHIP (Finally) Gets Funded
In this episode of 鈥淲hat The Health?鈥 Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News, Joanne Kenen of Politico, Alice Ollstein of Talking Points Memo and Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post discuss the short-term spending bill passed by Congress that reopened the federal government and funded the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program for six years. The panelists also discussed the health programs still awaiting funding, and the intersection of religion and women鈥檚 health services at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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After Months In Limbo For Children’s Health Insurance, Huge Relief Over Deal
The Children's Health Insurance Program drew bipartisan support for two decades. After brinkmanship over the federal budget, an agreement to end the shutdown has assured CHIP funding for six years.
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Tax Bill Provision Designed To Spur Paid Family Leave To Lower-Wage Workers
But advocates and consultants say the tax credits are unlikely to persuade many employers to offer such benefits.