Judges Try To Balance Legal Rights And Courtroom Health
It’s tough getting people to report for jury duty in normal times. It’s even harder during a pandemic.
The kidnapping and rape trial of Kenneth...
Health Insurers Prosper As COVID-19 Deflates Demand For Elective Treatments
As doctors and consumers are forced to put most nonemergency procedures on hold, many health insurers foresee strong profits.
So why is the industry looking...
Obama: GOP’s Stance On Preexisting Conditions Off-Base, Especially During Pandemic
Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News
Endorsing his former vice president, Joe Biden, to win the White House, former President Barack Obama sought to contrast the...
Biden’s Incremental Medicare Play For Bernie’s Backers
In one of his first proposals since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden is wading back into the roiling waters of health...
Hoping That Insurance Expansion Will Help Tamp Outbreak, 9 States Reopen Marketplaces
At least nine states are offering their uninsured residents another opportunity to sign up for a health plan this year as they seek new...
Sebelius, Looking Back At ACA, Says The Country’s Never ‘Seen This Kind Of Battle’
Kathleen Sebelius, who served as secretary of Health and Human Services under President Barack Obama, helped lead the administration’s negotiations with Congress over the...
Failure To Communicate: The Debate On ACA Rages On 10 Years After Passage
Writing in the journal Health Affairs, Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News’ chief Washington correspondent, analyzes the decade-long effort by policymakers and journalists alike to...
Colorado Forges Ahead On A New Model For Health Care While Nation Waits
DENVER — With the nation’s capital mired in gridlock and the Affordable Care Act facing a dire legal challenge, the prospects of lowering health...
Past As Prologue: Questioning Buttigieg’s Claim About Keeping Your Health Care
As the Democratic presidential campaign moves to the battleground of South Carolina this weekend, candidate Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana,...
Congressional Candidates Go Head-To-Head On Health Care — Again
The California Democrats who fought to flip Republican congressional seats in 2018 used health care as their crowbar. The Republicans had just voted to...
In Fierce Debate, Democratic Candidates Expand Health Agenda Arguments
Democratic presidential candidates faced off on the debate stage for the eighth time this campaign season. Meeting in Manchester, N.H., they returned to now...
Women Shouldn’t Get A Bill For An IUD … But Sometimes They Do
After a few months on daily contraceptive pills, Erica M. wanted something more reliable. She wanted an intrauterine device, a form of long-acting reversible...
To Boost Bottom Lines, Single-Payer May Be Just What These Restaurateurs Ordered
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Last winter, James Mark was a 2018 James Beard Award finalist. A few months later, both GQ and Bon Appétit ranked...
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Fact-Checking President Trump’s State Of The Union
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President Donald Trump had a lot to say about health care in his State of...
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Happy Friday! Is anyone still having an existential crisis over the now-viral tweet about what kind of inner monologue you have? And the fact...
5 Things To Know About Trump’s Medicaid Block Grant Plan
The Trump administration unveiled a plan Thursday that would dramatically revamp Medicaid by allowing states to opt out of part of the current federal...
A Guide To Following The Health Debate In The 2020 Elections
Health has been a top issue in the presidential campaign during the past year: Not only do the Democratic candidates disagree with President Donald...
Trump’s Latest Health Care Challenge: Gaining Voters’ Trust
Far more Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of several high-profile health care issues than give him positive marks, underscoring the challenge the...
Must-Reads Of The Week From Brianna Labuskes
Happy Friday! Where yours truly is a little in awe and a little dazed at the idea of China in the span of six...
Democrats Press High Court To Make Call On ACA. How It Could Play Out...
You’re forgiven if in the holiday rush you missed the news last month that a federal appeals court in New Orleans once again put...
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: Legislate-A-Palooza
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The House overwhelmingly passed a 2020 National Defense Authorization that included a provision that would...
KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How’s That Open Enrollment Going?
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Open enrollment for 2020 health coverage under the Affordable Care Act is halfway over. So...
California’s Working Mothers Get Stronger Support For Workplace Lactation
Katie Woody’s firstborn, Oliver, struggled from birth to latch onto her breast, so she had little choice but to pump her milk and feed...
The Startlingly High Cost Of The ‘Free’ Flu Shot
In the Byzantine world of health care pricing, most people wouldn’t expect that the ubiquitous flu shot could be a prime example of how...
Listen: Focusing On Health Care Politics
November 13, 2019
Julie Rovner, the chief Washington correspondent for Kaiser Health News, was on the air Tuesday discussing current health politics and marketplace enrollment...