In this April 8, 2013, photo, copies of President Barac […]
President Barack Obama's fiscal 2014 budget includes a variety of what he says are "manageable" changes for Medicare's 54 million beneficiaries as well as for the hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers that serve them. That assessment has drawn concern from some patient and provider groups that, although recognizing the need to
Aly Bancroft, center, of Atlanta, joins hundreds of peo […]
Jackie Judd and KHN’s Mary Agnes Carey discuss the continuing dispute over the health law provision mandating free-to-consumers contraception coverage, as the focus broadens from Congress to the courts as well. > > Listen to the audio. Here's a transcript: JACKIE JUDD: Good day, this is Health on the Hill. I’m Jackie Judd. Over the
Sen. Jay Rockefeller was joined by Senators Schumer, Gi […]
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., has asked the Department of Health and Human Services to overhaul a demonstration project aimed at changing the way millions of individuals who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid receive health care. In a letter to HHS, Rockefeller asked Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to “take immediate steps to halt this initiative
