‘Dark Money’ Group Angles for Higher Medicare Advantage Payments
If you judged by the more than 16,400 comments posted on a federal government website, you’d think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that federal officials hike payments…
Families Scramble To Pay Five-Figure Bills as Clock Ticks on Promised Preauthorization Reforms
Sheldon Ekirch is used to being disappointed by her health insurance company. That’s why Ekirch, 31, of Henrico, Virginia, was stunned when she learned Anthem would finally have to pay…
Medicare Advantage ‘Dark Money’ Group Attempts To Win Higher Payments for Insurance Companies
Judging by more than 16,400 comments recently posted on a federal government website, you’d think there was a groundswell of older Americans demanding that federal officials hike payments to their…
What the Health? From KFF Health News: RFK Jr.’s Very Bad Week
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What…
Florida no amplió Medicaid, pero igual algunos legisladores quieren imponer requisitos de trabajo
En los estados que desde hace años se han negado a ampliar Medicaid para cubrir a un número mayor de adultos de bajos ingresos, quienes ya están en el programa…
Florida Hasn’t Expanded Medicaid. Lawmakers Want To Add Work Requirements Anyway.
In states that have long refused to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults, people in the program aren’t subject to new rules under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act requiring…
Journalists Explain a Spat Over Sugary Coffee and How Measles Fools Doctors
KFF Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed excited delirium on Vox Media Podcast Network’s Criminal on March 6. Click here to hear Rayasam on Criminal. Read Rayasam’s “As More…
What the Health? From KFF Health News: 40 Years of Health Policy
The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie’s stories. Julie Rovner is chief Washington correspondent and host of KFF Health News’ weekly health policy news podcast, “What…
Listen: What To Do When Health Insurance Slips Out of Reach
LISTEN: Can’t afford health insurance this year? Don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor about money and the cost of care. On WAMU’s “Health Hub” on March 4, KFF…
Hasta los pacientes se sorprenden por los precios que sus aseguradoras están dispuestas a pagar, un costo que al final pagamos todos
Samantha Smith, de Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, entró al quirófano para la extracción de emergencia de un embarazo ectópico. “Estoy agradecida de no haber muerto”, dijo, pero se sorprendió al ver que…