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Decisions on Medicaid expansion could affect demands for ER care
Now that Medicaid expansion is uncertain in a number of states, it’s likely that some low-income people who might have…
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Question the claims, evaluate validity of studies on Health Policy
A tweet from my friend Laura Beil, an AHCJ member and fine health/science writer, got my attention: @LJBeil: Dallas metro…
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Experts outline key points about Health Policy ruling
Now that the first wave of dust from the Supreme Court ruling has settled, we know we will be looking…
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Experts outline key points about Health Policy ruling
Now that the first wave of dust from the Supreme Court ruling has settled, we know we will be looking…
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Explaining the numbers behind the Medicaid expansion
One of the questions that I got from colleagues after AHCJ’s post-Supreme Court webcast was about the cutoff for expanded…
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Accountable care organizations likely here to stay; explain them to public
While we ponder what the court will do about the Affordable Care Act, let’s take another look at one aspect…
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As consumers see more hospital ‘report cards,’ reporters can explain their limitations
At Health Journalism 2012, Harvard’s Ashish K. Jha, M.D., M.P.H., told attendees to watch for new hospital report cards from…
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Covering state responses to Supreme Court decision on Affordable Care Act
If the Supreme Court strikes key parts – but not all – of the 2010 health law, the best chances…
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Get familiar with alternatives to ACA’s individual mandate
The Supreme Court this month – probably June 28 but maybe a bit earlier – will rule on the Affordable Care…
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Cash discounts can make it cheaper to not file insurance claims
After covering health care for so many years, I don’t often come across a story that makes me say, “Wow,…