Chris Weaver has covered hospital billing practices, insurers' strategies, and states' struggles with health spending for the news service. Before joining KHN, he wrote for the
Part B News, ProPublica and various print and online publications. Before stumbling into journalism (he has a master's degree in journalism from the Univ. of Maryland), Weaver worked on health care projects in post-Katrina New Orleans.
| Contact: ChrisW@kff.org
Within 20 years, seniors will make up nearly one-quarter of the nation’s population. Eric Dishman, the director for health innovation and policy at Intel, sees the demographic shift as a market opportunity.
Aug 10, 2009
An ad by America's Health Insurance Plans, which is meant to communicate that the industry is doing its part for health care reform, takes a strikingly different tone than the Harry and Louise ads that helped cripple President Clinton's reform attempt in the 1990s.
Jul 23, 2009
This week, progress was made in developing the framework for the $33 billion health information technology initiative created by the stimulus bill. Dr. David Blumenthal, who heads the Office of the National Coordinator, is a key figure in the process. But he still faces one of the most difficult challenges -- convincing doctors that it is in their interest to participate.
Jul 17, 2009
A low-profile commission that advises Congress on Medicare recommends, as it has in the past, that the way health providers are paid be revamped. Congress is showing interest in the issue as it grapples with broader health reform.
Jun 15, 2009
A new federal effort to compare medical treatments head-to-head could help physicians, patients, and even insurers figure out how to choose the best therapies for their health care dollars. Veteran health policy economist and GOP adviser Gail Wilensky weighs in.
Jun 04, 2009
A new federal effort to compare medical treatments head-to-head could help physicians, patients, and even insurers figure out how to choose the best therapies for their health care dollars. Veteran health policy economist and GOP adviser Gail Wilensky weighs in.
Jun 04, 2009
A new federal effort to compare medical treatments head-to-head could help physicians, patients, and even insurers figure out how to choose the best therapies for their health care dollars. Veteran health policy economist and GOP adviser Gail Wilensky weighs in.
Jun 04, 2009
A new federal effort to compare medical treatments head-to-head could help physicians, patients, and even insurers figure out how to choose the best therapies for their health care dollars. Veteran health policy economist and GOP adviser Gail Wilensky weighs in.
Jun 04, 2009
A new federal effort to compare medical treatments head-to-head could help physicians, patients, and even insurers figure out how to choose the best therapies for their health care dollars. Veteran health policy economist and GOP adviser Gail Wilensky weighs in.
Jun 04, 2009
A new federal effort to compare medical treatments head-to-head could help physicians, patients, and even insurers figure out how to choose the best therapies for their health care dollars. Veteran health policy economist and GOP adviser Gail Wilensky weighs in.
Jun 04, 2009