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When evaluating value-based care, consider whether costs are falling and quality is improving
During the Health Journalism 2018 conference in Phoenix, one presenter was unequivocal about the significance of value-based care in lowering costs…
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Dental benefits for Medicaid-eligible adults vary widely by state
In spite of efforts by dental directors and oral health coalitions to preserve dental services in their states, history has…
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Reporting on food insecurity and older adults
The problem of food insecurity is growing worse as our population ages and socioeconomic disparities increase. Food insecurity is not…
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How Tarbell dug through layers of complexity to explain why drug prices are so high
Randy Barrett The complexity of the drug supply chain in the United States is truly daunting and a significant factor…
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New data set helps reporter pinpoint critical staffing concerns in skilled nursing facilities
Jordan Rau In April, Medicare began using data to rate staffing for more than 14,000 skilled nursing facilities. Data from…
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Here’s what you’ll need to know when covering prior authorization
Every month or so, it seems there’s a horror story about prior authorization. Last month, for example, CNN’s Jen Christensen…
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What you should know about delirium in older adults
Delirium is among the most common mental disorders seen in older adults, with more than 7 million hospitalized Americans suffering…
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Pseudoscientific claims about fluoride’s risks reflected in news stories
In an effort to get a clearer view of how rhetoric has shaped the media coverage of community water fluoridation…
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Resources to help you cover the dental therapist movement
From its beginnings in New Zealand, the dental therapist model has evolved over nearly a century and is now being…
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Digging into high prices for rabies protection
Andy Miller Brenda Goodman This story started the way most good stories do, with a tip. Andy Miller heard about a…