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KFF Survey Shows Complexity, Red Tape, Denials, Confusion Rivals Affordability as a Problem for Insured Consumers, With Some Saying It Caused Them to Go Without or Delay Care

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in affordability, Employer Health, health costs, Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid, Medicare, mental health, Private Insurance
June 15, 2023

Most (58%) people with health insurance say they encountered at least one problem using their coverage in the past year, with even larger shares of people with the greatest health care needs reporting such problems, finds a new KFF survey of consumer e…

About 1 in 20 People with Private Insurance Received Services that Could be Affected by a District Court Ruling Limiting the ACA’s Preventive Services Mandate

A new KFF analysis finds about 1 in 20 privately insured people (5.7%) received at least one ACA preventive service or drug that could be affected by a now-stayed U.S. District Court ruling in Braidwood Management v. Becerra, which found the Affordable…

Use of ACA preventive services potentially affected by Braidwood v. Becerra

This analysis finds that about 10 million privately insured people received at least one ACA preventive service or drug that could be affected by a now-stayed U.S. District Court ruling, which found the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) requirement to cover …

Presentation: The End of the Public Health Emergency Declaration for COVID-19

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in access to care, Coronavirus (COVID-19), cost-sharing, health costs, Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance, Public Health, Uninsured, Vaccines
April 26, 2023

Jen Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of KFF’s Global Health & HIV Policy program presented “The End of the Public Health Emergency Declaration for COVID-19,” at the 2023 Preparedness Summit on April 24.

How Do Facility Fees Contribute To Rising Emergency Department Costs?

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in Administrative Costs, affordability, health costs, Hospitals, Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson-KFF, Private Insurance
March 27, 2023

With the high costs of emergency department visits of significant importance to consumers and policymakers, this analysis examines claims data from privately insured individuals with large employer health plans, to examine the role that facility fees p…

How Have Costs Associated With Obesity Changed Over Time?

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in cost-sharing, Employer Health, health costs, Kaiser Family Foundation, Obesity, Peterson-KFF, Private Insurance
March 24, 2023

This analysis finds that, among people with large employer health plans, those with an obesity diagnosis on average have higher total and out-of-pocket spending than those without an obesity diagnosis. It also examines the cost of common surgical and p…

Outpatient Visits Are Growing More Complex: Implications for Health Costs

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in Employer Health, health costs, Hospitals, Kaiser Family Foundation, Private Insurance
February 27, 2023

This analysis for the Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker uses claims data from private, large employer-based plan to examine trends in complexity coding across outpatient practice settings from 2004 to 2021. It finds a trend toward higher complexity co…

The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Details on Health Coverage and Access

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in access to care, Coronavirus (COVID-19), cost-sharing, health costs, Kaiser Family Foundation, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Private Insurance, Uninsured, Vaccines
February 3, 2023

On Jan. 20, 2023, the Biden Administration announced it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency) declarations on May 11, 2023. This policy watch provides an overview of how health care coverage and access will and won’t change when…

How Does Cost Affect Access to Care?

By Reports on Health Insurance and Health Care Costs from the Kaiser Family Foundation in access to care, cost-sharing, health costs, health system performance, Kaiser Family Foundation, Peterson-KFF, Private Insurance
January 30, 2023

This slideshow examines how cost and insurance affects people’s access to care, including decisions to forgo or delay needed care and access to a usual source of care.

Readers and Tweeters Diagnose Greed and Chronic Pain Within US Health Care System

By Syndicate – Kaiser Health News in Aging, copayments, cost transparency, COVID-19, Deductibles, Health Care Costs, Health Industry, Hospitals, Insurance, Kaiser Health News, Medicaid, Medicare, mental health, out of pocket costs, Private Insurance, surprise bills
January 19, 2023

KHN gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

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