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Around the country, Medicaid enrollment is up as people who have lost jobs during the pandemic seek health insurance. Expanding eligibility for Missouriās program, which could help thousands of recently unemployed residents, will be on the ballot Tuesday.
President Donald Trump has, for now at least, become a realist on the extent of the COVID-19 crisis around the country, and he is urging Americans to socially distance and wear masks. Meanwhile, on Capitol Hill, Republicans facing a July 31 deadline are scrambling to come together on their version of the next COVID relief bill. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Tami Luhby of CNN join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews NPRās Pam Fessler, author of the new book āCarvilleās Cure,ā which traces the history of the United Statesā only federal leprosarium.
With millions out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, fewer payroll taxes are coming in to help keep Medicareās trust fund intact.
With stay-at-home orders in place, hospitals experimented with delivering many treatments to patients where they lived. They were a success. As society reopens, the return of old payment practices may prevent the adoption of this new, efficient model of care.
But some of those options, like special enrollment periods, are time-sensitive.
As doctors look for alternative ways to charge patients for care, some Medicare enrollees may lose access to their physicians.
After some protests over the death of George Floyd resulted in violence, online discussions raised concerns that health plans might deny medical coverage. Although plans do sometimes make exclusions for āillegal actsā or riots, experts say concerns by people who are protesting Floydās death may be overstated.
This is a tactic that weāve seen before.
Democrats were not impressed with the Trump administrationās COVID-19 national testing strategy document submitted to Congress this week. They say the pandemic requires more direction from the federal government, while the administration wants to give nearly all the responsibility to the states. Meanwhile, in an effort to shore up his base of senior voters, President Donald Trump has unveiled a plan to limit what those on Medicare must pay out-of-pocket for insulin. Anna Edney of Bloomberg News, Erin Mershon of STAT News and Joanne Kenen of Politico join KHNās Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, Rovner interviews KHNās Phil Galewitz, who wrote the latest KHN-NPR āBill of the Monthā installment about a patient who thought he might have COVID-19, did everything right and got a big bill, anyway.
āUnscrupulous providersā could take advantage of the boom in treatment delivered via voice or video calls.
Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
The presumptive Democratic presidential candidate unveils a proposal to lower the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 60.
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.
Government officials want to focus on fighting COVID-19 instead of recouping overcharges that run into the millions.
Hundreds of thousands of people will be able to appeal hospitalsā decisions to classify them as āobservation careā patients instead of inpatients, under a ruling last week in a class action suit.
Millions of Americans are suddenly seeking care by connecting with a doctor electronically. Helping drive that trend, medical providers can now charge as much as they would for an office visit.
The candidates talked about their views on how this public health crisis should be managed. Though they disagreed on many points, they shared disapproval of the Trump administrationās response.
One woman's experience with the high cost of dental care and confusing Medicare coverage offers a teachable moment for other consumers. Her small church took up a collection, but the surprise bill ā four times what she expected to pay ā was sent to collections.
The vice president's remarks are more proof that health care is complicated.
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