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How Chicago journalist used data to show how population and insurance shifts affect hospital vacancy
The traditional sense of a hospital is fading. Advances in technology, changes in how doctors and hospitals are paid, and…
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Congress votes to give states more say in defining the small group insurance market
In 2016, the definition of “small business” or “small group” market was supposed to change under the Affordable Care Act.…
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One series leads to another for Georgia journalist looking into Medicaid expansion under the ACA
Misty Williams In the spring of 2014, I began working on a series of stories spotlighting the health care “coverage…
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Tips for finding patients, consumers for your stories
Lisa Zamosky For nearly two years, Lisa Zamosky has been writing a weekly health care column for the Los Angeles Times, called Healthcare…
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How one reporter re-purposed her broadcast, online work for a new audience
Joanne Silberner Joanne Silberner did a heavily reported series of radio stories and web posts on cancer in developing countries…
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Reporting on hype, hope around treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Alan Cassels There seems to be no end of news reports about promising therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.…
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End-of-life discussions: Perspective from a nurse who is a patient
Amy Berman Amy Berman – a nurse, a nationally recognized expert in care of the aged and senior program officer at…
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Reporting at the nexus of health care and crime
Reporter Tonya Alanez covers the crime beat for the Sun Sentinel, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Just the same, there are times when…
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Reporter explains how he turned a troubling hospice death into an investigative series
Charles Piller “An Unquiet Death,” my five-part investigative narrative that appeared in August in The Sacramento Bee, looked into the…
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‘Back-to-school’ a good time to focus on sports-related dental injuries
With millions of school athletes headed back to playing fields across the country, protecting teeth from loss and damage should…