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The Ads Say ‘Get Your Flu Shot Today,’ But It May Be Wiser To Wait

By Julie Appleby September 30, 2016

The flu vaccine is available for longer windows of time. Experts say to weigh convenience and science in deciding when to roll up your sleeve.

Obamacare ‘Replacement’ Might Look Familiar

By Jay Hancock and Shefali Luthra November 9, 2016

Republicans want to jettison the health law, but some features are already hardwired into the system.

Mylan’s Generic EpiPen — A Price Break Or Marketing Maneuver?

By Julie Appleby September 1, 2016

As news that Mylan will make available a generic version of its own brand-name product, KHN answers key questions about how this development could affect consumers.

As Insurers Cut Brokers’ Commissions, Consumers May Have One Less Resource

By Julie Appleby and Emily Bazar November 2, 2016

Some major insurance companies are opting not to pay commissions for plans sold in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces, while others are cutting their commissions. Will this make enrollment season more difficult for consumers?

Need Pricey Drugs From An Obamacare Plan? You May Shoulder More Of The Cost

By Jordan Rau and Julie Appleby and Elizabeth Lucas December 6, 2016

A Kaiser Health News analysis finds that the portion of federal marketplace plans requiring people to pay a third or more of the cost of specialty drugs have jumped from 37 to 63 percent since 2014. California has greater protections to limit consumer costs.

It’s Not Just For Kids: Medicare EpiPen Spending Up 1,100 Percent

By Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey September 22, 2016

The number of prescriptions for Medicare beneficiaries is on the rise, too.

Cardiac Rehab Improves Health, But Cost And Access Issues Complicate Success

By Julie Appleby Photos by Francis Ying September 2, 2016

Research shows exercise-based cardiac rehab programs help heart patients heal faster and live longer. But fewer than a third take part. Time and cost are the main barriers, doctors and patients say.

Medicare’s Drug-Pricing Experiment Stirs Opposition

By Julie Appleby May 26, 2016

A proposal to change the way Medicare pays for some drugs has set off intense reaction and lobbying — all tied to a common theme: How far should the government go in setting prices for prescription drugs?

EPA Chief McCarthy: Public Health Is ‘What We Do’

By Julie Appleby April 18, 2016

Gina McCarthy met with Kaiser Health News to answer a range of questions, including how the agency is involved in efforts to combat Zika and the ongoing water crisis in Flint, Michigan.

Licking Wounds, Insurers Accelerate Moves To Limit Health-Law Enrollment

By Jay Hancock February 4, 2016

Major changes in broker compensation are designed to discourage enrollment of the sickest, say consumer advocates.

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