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Employer plans may get whacked by GOP changes to Obamacare
In the debate over repealing Obamacare, everybody is correctly focusing on what happens to the Medicaid expansion programs and the…
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In a state that spurned Medicaid expansion, the recently unemployed fall through the cracks
Jenny Deam Houston Chronicle reporter Jenny Deam last year wrote an in-depth story about how a mill is closing in…
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Reporter discusses reporting on efforts to make dental health a primary care priority
Elizabeth Whitman Millions of Americans face challenges in finding oral health care services. Creative efforts are underway to tackle the…
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Philly news team’s lead-poisoning series prompts city response
Wendy Ruderman Barbara Laker Dylan Purcell Philadelphia Daily News reporters Barbara Laker, Wendy Ruderman and The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Dylan Purcell…
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A look at the wide-ranging complications of diabetes among older adults
The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes is projected to skyrocket among older adults in the next two decades. This trends…
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How ACA repeal could impact mental health care
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) led to the biggest expansion in mental health services in several decades, helping to close…
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Lessons learned from an end-of-life project
Tampa Bay Times feature writer Lane DeGregory wanted to explore the issue of physician-aid-in-dying, which was legal in a few…
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Making it personal: Chronicling the end of life
If you are terminally ill, in excruciating pain, and want a doctor to help you die, in most states you…
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Tips for covering the hidden trade in patient data
The big health data bazaar: Author and journalist Adam Tanner has tips for covering the hidden trade in patient data.…
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Here’s what you should know about the homeopathic teething tablet controversy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Jan. 27 warning about homeopathic teething tablets follows a 2016 announcement after investigators concluded that new…