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Kaiser Health News is an editorially independent news service and a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan healthcare policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.

By Kaiser Health News | 11:02 am | November 01, 2017
State markets are in charge of their own marketing and enrollment assistance programs, so are somewhat immune from Trump administration actions to undermine enrollment.
By Kaiser Health News | 12:07 pm | October 02, 2017
Officials said the $1.5 billion lost from 2005 through 2014 was a "conservative estimate" while patients paid $140 million in out-of-pocket costs.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:03 am | September 27, 2017
Drug industry PACs can mobilize quickly to disperse funds to legislators ahead of impending legislative issues.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:28 am | August 18, 2017
The new consumer-focused website compares hospice agencies with self-reported quality reporting which some experts say has limited utility.
By Kaiser Health News | 01:30 pm | August 10, 2017
The Texas physician is the president's choice for assistant secretary of health but Senate Democrats say Giroir's testimony left them skeptical that he would support women's health programs.
By Kaiser Health News | 12:18 pm | August 10, 2017
Following major price increases, use of the two cardiac medicines has dramatically decreased at 47 hospitals, according to new research.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:51 am | August 07, 2017
Penn Treaty's liquidation requires others to pay off company's debt, including the disputed long-term care coverage, through state guarantee associations.
By Kaiser Health News | 01:38 pm | August 03, 2017
Trump could still yank the payments. Insurers can't count on the money, estimated at $10 billion for next year.
By Kaiser Health News | 08:50 am | July 28, 2017
The evidence is mounting that high deductibles force people to delay care that could cost more later.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:14 am | July 25, 2017
Ohio Hospital Association filed a court injunction delaying enactment, lobbied Gov. John Kasich, who eliminated funding allowing for implementation.