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When hospitals buy physician practices, patients hit with fees
WSB-Atlanta recently explored what happens when hospitals buy physician practices, which has been happening all over the Atlanta area. Prices…
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Understanding, explaining primary issues of King v. Burwell
With oral arguments in King v. Burwell scheduled for tomorrow, the Supreme Court will likely rule in late June. The…
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Experts weigh in on covering the SCOTUS challenge
The Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists had a session last week about the upcoming King v.…
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Even with ACA, ‘insured’ doesn’t necessarily mean ‘accessible’
Elisabeth Rosenthal’s latest piece on the craziness of our health care pricing looks at affordability of health care for people…
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What a reporter learned following primary care residents
We’ve posted a new tip sheet and a new “How I did it” piece that may yield some story ideas…
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A sampling of perspectives on Brill’s take on Health Policy
I’m sure a lot of you have Steven Brill’s “America’s Bitter Pill” on your bedside table by now – I’m…
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Reporting on how, why hospital superusers account for bulk of health-care spending
Tim Darragh has written a “How I did It“ essay on his yearlong project looking at a community-wide effort to…
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Reviewing patterns in marketplace insurance pools
Back when states were deciding whether to run their own exchanges or let the feds do it, they also had…
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Taking a different look at readmission metrics, penalties
One of the high-profile programs within the Affordable Care Act is the drive to reduce preventable hospital readmissions among the…
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State waivers and the next Supreme Court ACA challenge
A recent Health Affairs blog post by Heather Howard (a familiar name to AHCJ members who have attended the panels…