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Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to pare down their legislative wish lists and focus on the stateâs coronavirus response. But state Sen. Jim Beall plans to forge ahead with his mental health care proposals, including a measure to create a state mental health parity requirement.
With most nonemergency procedures shelved for now, many health insurers are expected to see profits in the near term, but the longer view of how the coronavirus will affect them is far more complicated and could well impact what people pay for coverage next year.
This week on âAn Arm and a Leg,â a front-line physician wonders if the health care industryâs drive for âefficiencyâ has robbed the system of surge capacity, leaving the nation underprepared to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Politicians pledged to stop providers from charging for video appointments or telephone calls, but some patients are being charged $70 or $80 per virtual visit.
Illinois is moving thousands of children into its Medicaid managed-care program. Proponents say the approach can cut costs while increasing access to care. But after a phase-one rollout of the new health plans caused thousands to temporarily lose coverage, some question whether itâs the right move.
Many Americans order drugs from Canada and other countries because they are cheaper, but U.S. authorities appear to be cracking down on the practice.
âAn Arm and a Legâ is back sharing stories about the ways COVID-19 intersects with the cost of health care. To tackle a listenerâs question about health coverage, Dan Weissmann spoke with one of the countryâs top insurance nerds.
Newsletter editor Brianna Labuskes wades through hundreds of health care policy stories each week, so you don't have to.
The proposal being weighed by federal officials would allow employers and insurers to decide that drug companiesâ assistance doesnât count toward their membersâ 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.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
In the first round of emergency relief, some states will get more than $300,000 per COVID-19 patient, while hard-hit New York gets just $12,000 per patient.
As part of the federal response to the coronavirus crisis, Medicare is offering to give hospitals and doctors accelerated payments.
The spread of COVID-19 is prompting changes in pricing, coverage and other health care issues that have been subjects of political debate for years. But the politics remain polarized. Paige Winfield Cunningham of The Washington Post and Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico join KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week that they think you should read, too.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom charged into 2020 with ambitious â and expensive â proposals to increase health insurance coverage, reduce homelessness and tackle drug prices. Then came COVID-19.
âAn Arm and a Legâ is back â sooner than we expected â with stories about how COVID-19 intersects with the cost of health care, and how we can all respond. So weâre calling it SEASON-19.
Government officials want to focus on fighting COVID-19 instead of recouping overcharges that run into the millions.
KHNâs Julie Rovner examines what health care issues the administration might encounter if President Donald Trump wins in November.
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 reporterâs calls.
In Philadelphia, New Orleans and Los Angeles, former safety-net hospitals sit empty in the middle of the city. But reopening a closed hospital, even in the midst of a pandemic when health resources are scarce, is not easy or cheap.
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to the U.S. health system that were previously unthinkable. Yet some fights â including over the Affordable Care Act and abortion â 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 KHNâs Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNâs Liz Szabo about the latest installment of KHN-NPRâs âBill of the Month.â
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