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Aging: The health care story of the 21st century
How did we get here? Scientific discoveries that began in the 1920s, and continue today, gave birth to the longevity revolution, changing the nature of…
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Wealth of ideas for covering rural health issues from AHCJ conference
There’s a lot to unpack from day-long conferences and AHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop this summer was no exception. About…
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Tips on prying loose records using FOIA requests, lawsuit
Fred Schulte Fred Schulte’s investigation, for the Center of Public Integrity, into problems with Medicare Advantage plans took a lot of digging, filing…
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How to cover efforts in your town to improve oral health around the world
I earlier wrote about a story by Sara Schilling of the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Washington, that offered her readers…
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Telling the stories of health care providers on the road
Sara Schilling of the Tri-City Herald in Kennewick, Wash., recently offered her readers the story of local dentist Bart Roach,…
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Making an investigative piece about ‘preventable harm’ accessible to readers
Sarah Kliff Sarah Kliff’s story,“Do No Harm,” began with a simple question. She is one of AHCJ’s 2015 Reporting Fellows on Health Care…
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How to gauge ‘success’ at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
One agency created by the Affordable Care Act is the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). As the name…
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How to wrap your arms around a topic as broad as poverty and aging
Suzanne Travers This series in City Limits on aging in New York City began with a musing from my editor,…
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Resources for tracking geographic disparities in organ transplants
When it comes to organ transplants, where people live has a lot to do with when they receive care. I…
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Tips for reporting on elder abuse
Liz Seegert Elder abuse was a key agenda item at this year’s White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). While much…