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What we know about the House GOP’s proposed replacement for the ACA
The House Republicans have released an Obamacare replacement plan – though it’s sparse on details. That’s partly because the Republicans…
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Turn to new tip sheet before writing about drug prices
Drug prices have become a hot topic – and a significant source of the ongoing challenges to achieving affordable premiums…
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Effects of latest court ruling on Obamacare remain to be seen
Once again, the Affordable Care Act was in court. In a case brought by House Republicans, a federal district judge…
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Knees and hips and what they could reveal about ACA’s quality drive
The Affordable Care Act created many opportunities for Medicare to test new ways of paying for health care. One of…
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What reporters should know about GOP proposal to replace Obamacare
“Across state lines.” That’s shorthand for what many GOP politicians see as part of an acceptable replacement for the Affordable…
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Covering health care quandaries in an anti-immigrant campaign year
Here’s a story worth looking at in the states, particularly in the midst of a pretty heated campaign season: health…
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Telemedicine: New ways to deliver care and how to report on it #AHCJ16
At Health Journalism 2016 on Friday, David Pittman, an ehealth reporter for Politico, had some good advice for reporters covering telemedicine:…
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Panel will assess continued growing pains of Health Policy in the states #AHCJ16
For several years now, I’ve moderated an AHCJ conference panel on Health Policy in the states and will do it…
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What doctors really think about ACA and the role their politics play
We have reams of data showing that people’s views of the Affordable Care Act largely align with their political view…
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What’s behind dramatic differences in Medicare Advantage, ACA enrollments?
Medicare Advantage enrollment is soaring, defying expectations after $150 billion in spending cuts over a decade that were part of…