Advocacy
AHCJ advocates for openness and provides resources for members striving to shed light on complex topics.
The right to know: It’s a concept that underpins all journalism, and nowhere is it more important than in health care and medicine. Patients have a right to know what will keep them healthy and what will make them sick. The public have a right to know how effectively their government protects and serves those who depend on it. For health care journalists that means heavy responsibilities – and sometimes daunting challenges. Through its advocacy arm, the Right to Know Committee, it works to open doors to health and medical knowledge and serves as a resource for members having difficulty accessing information.
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CMS withdraws proposal that would have increased access to hospital inspection reports
The federal agency that provides data for AHCJ’s HospitalInspections.org has stopped an effort to increase the number of hospital inspection…
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AHCJ continues to advocate for release of hospital inspection reports
AHCJ has submitted a statement to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services supporting the agency’s proposal to open hospital…
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Senate plans quicker action than House on its health care reform bill
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his way, the Senate’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace process will be a disciplined and at-times…
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Reporter’s work pushes regulators, legislators to act on opioids
Lack of work, educational gaps, despair, overprescribing – there’s a host of reasons behind the nation’s opioid crisis. It may…
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