Federal officials this month warned 21 Medicare Advantage insurers with high rates of errors in their online network directories that they could face heavy fines or have to stop enrolling people if the problems are not fixed by Feb. 6.

21 Medicare Health Plans Warned To Fix Provider Directory Errors

Kaiser Health News, January 19, 2017

Federal officials this month warned 21 Medicare Advantage insurers with high rates of errors in their online network directories that they could face heavy fines or have to stop enrolling people if the problems are not fixed by Feb. 6...

Large Employer Health Plans Could See Impacts From Obamacare Overhaul

Kaiser Health News, January 17, 2017

As tensions grow in Washington over the future of the health law, it is important to understand some of its effects on large-group plans.

Tom Price, MD

Trump's HHS Nominee Got A Sweetheart Deal From A Foreign Biotech Firm

Kaiser Health News, January 13, 2017

When tiny Australian biotech firm Innate Immunotherapeutics needed to raise money last summer, it didn't issue stock on the open market. Instead, it offered a sweetheart deal to "sophisticated U.S. investors," company documents show...

Rural Hospitals Brace For Damage From Health Law's Repeal

Kaiser Health News, January 11, 2017

The incoming Trump administration hasn't released its health plan to replace Obamacare. But, experts say, it is likely to give the states less federal money for treating the poor.

The nonprofit California Integrated Data Exchange, launched by insurers Blue Shield of California and Anthem Inc. in 2014, intends to merge with the Inland Empire Health Information Exchange.

Merger May Revitalize California's Flagging Effort To Pool Medical Records

Kaiser Health News, January 11, 2017

The nonprofit California Integrated Data Exchange, launched by insurers Blue Shield of California and Anthem Inc. in 2014, intends to merge with the Inland Empire Health Information Exchange. Together, they would have insurance claims...

Obamacare Boosted Community Health Centers’ Reach. Now What?

Obamacare Boosted Community Health Centers' Reach. Now What?

Kaiser Health News, January 10, 2017

The law, which extended health insurance to more than 20 million people, also provided new streams of revenue for community health centers.

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New study raises the possibility that some women who believe their lives were saved by mammograms were actually harmed by cancer screenings that led to treatment they didn’t need, says Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society

1 in 3 Women With Breast Cancer Treated Unnecessarily

Kaiser Health News, January 10, 2017

New study raises the possibility that some women who believe their lives were saved by mammograms were actually harmed by cancer screenings that led to treatment they didn't need, says Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the...

Trump’s Health Secretary Nominee Sought Special Treatment for Industry Donors

Trump's Health Secretary Nominee Sought Special Treatment for Industry Donors

Kaiser Health News, January 9, 2017

Over the past decade, Tom Price has waded into issues related to specific drugs and medical devices, making 38 inquiries with the federal Food and Drug Administration, according to federal records.

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Only 20 Percent Of Americans Support Health Law Repeal Without Replacement Plan

Kaiser Health News, January 6, 2017

The Republican strategy of repealing the Affordable Health Care Act before devising a replacement plan has the support of only one in five Americans, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey.

Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments, Records Show

Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments, Records Show

Kaiser Health News, January 6, 2017

Medicare potentially overpaid five of health plans $128 million in 2007 alone, according to confidential government documents released recently in response to a public records request and lawsuit. But officials never recovered most of...

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