Kaiser Family Foundation news and information

People's lives today are full of choices. They know what they like. They know what matters to them. They trust their judgment and check with their gut. But when it comes to choices related to their health, they could use a little help.
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Californians who buy individual health plans will see their premiums increase an average of 14% next year under the Affordable Care Act, a report released by California's healthcare exchange says.
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The Obama administration says about 71 million privately insured Americans received coverage for at least one free preventive healthcare service as a result of the reform law in 2011 and 2012.
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The National Union of Healthcare Workers and the California Nurses Association want to rally workers to take a more aggressive stance in collective bargaining, and to do that, they're ready to tear down the relationships its rival Service Employees International Union has built with some large...
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Over the past five years, Kaiser Permanente Chairman and CEO George Halvorson, who will retire at the end of this year, sent a weekly letter to the 180,000 people who work for the nation's largest integrated healthcare delivery system. Every letter celebrated a particular success within the...
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Outliers loves a good parade. And what parade is bigger than the Tournament of Roses? This year's event, held on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif., featured several members of the healthcare community celebrating the Dr. Seuss-inspired theme, “Oh, the Places You'll Go.” This...
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The nation's health plans cautioned Friday that a proposal from the CMS to charge a monthly user fee to insurers offering plans through a federally operated exchange starting in 2014 will result in rising healthcare coverage costs.
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Some states would see savings while others would experience cost increases as a result of the health reform law's provision to expand Medicaid, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Healthcare played a role in how the electorate voted last week, but the issue came in third behind the candidates' characteristics and the economy as a leading factor, according to the findings of a November tracking poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Bernard Tyson's familiarity in crafting Kaiser Permanente's long-term strategies and knowledge of regulatory trends helped convince system leaders to select him as the successor to retiring Chairman and CEO George Halvorson.
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