Julie Appleby reports on the implementation of the health care overhaul law, the interplay of health care treatments and costs, trends in health insurance, and policy issues affecting hospitals and other medical providers. Her KHN stories have appeared in USA Today, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer and MSNBC, among others. Before joining KHN in March 2009, Appleby spent 10 years on the health care industry and policy beat for USA Today. She also worked at the
San Francisco Chronicle, the
Financial Times in London and the
Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, Calif. She serves on the board of the Association of Health Care Journalists and her education includes a Master of Public Health degree. |
Contact: JulieA@kff.org
The Obama administration issued final rules Thursday requiring insurers to justify rate increases of 10 percent or more.
May 19, 2011
Nine states are pushing the Obama administration to ease a requirement that insurers spend 80 percent of their premium revenues on medical care – or pay back consumers.
May 16, 2011
Entrepreneurs create new private marketplaces – years ahead of similar exchanges called for in the health law – in a move that could save employers money but continue to shift cost and responsibility to employees.
Apr 29, 2011
Mark Bertolini knows the insurance industry inside out. Both he and his son have had life-threatening health crises. He says he wouldn't qualify for an individual policy and talks with KHN about how Aetna is reacting to the health law.
Apr 07, 2011
Health care entitlement programs are targeted for major overhauls under the House GOP budget proposal, says the Congressional Budget Office.
Apr 05, 2011
Recent lawsuits show the government is cracking down on suspected anti-competitive actions in the health care and insurance industries.
Apr 05, 2011
Insurance agents fear the health reform law threatens their livelihood and want changes in rules to protect their commissions and guarantee them a role in the new health exchanges.
Mar 16, 2011
Mississippi Gov. Barbour's ways to control the rising costs of Medicaid are sometimes controversial, but he maintains that states need more freedom to run the program.
Mar 13, 2011
A Maryland program to curb hospital infection rates is showing signs of success, but nine hospitals still fell short last year and were penalized a total of $2.1 million.
Feb 24, 2011
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are at risk of losing access to health services as states prepare to make yet another round of budget cuts.
Feb 09, 2011