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By Kaiser Health News | 02:38 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 Bill Siwicki | 10:39 am | August 03, 2017
The agency, seeking to ease EHR reporting burdens, will also allow both 2015 and 2014-certified EHRs for 2018.
By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News | 03:00 pm | August 02, 2017
Federal workers, like most who work for large employers, get a portion of their insurance premium paid as part of their compensation.
By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News | 11:38 am | August 02, 2017
The FDA does not know or consider pricing when it grants approval of new drugs, causing problems for insurers and Medicaid about its coverage.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:41 am | August 01, 2017
New Health Catalyst survey finds 80 percent of hospitals stand firm on population health as healthcare adopts value-based care.
By Susan Jaffe | 12:11 pm | July 31, 2017
Two million Americans rely on home-based care services paid by Medicaid to live at home, which can save Medicaid up to two-thirds of what it would cost at a nursing home.
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News | 10:28 am | July 31, 2017
Despite failed ACA repeal efforts, states can request waivers from the administration but experts say this goes beyond executive branch's authority.
By Susan Morse | 10:20 am | July 28, 2017
President tweets that he's ready to let Obamacare implode.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:50 am | July 28, 2017
The evidence is mounting that high deductibles force people to delay care that could cost more later.
By Michael McAuliff, Kaiser Health News | 09:35 am | July 28, 2017
Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, cast the two other Republican "no" votes in a cliffhanger drama that ended just before 2:00 a.m. Friday.