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Reporter finds reviewing comments on federal proposals provided insight into what was to come
What can journalists learn from reading the comments that health care professionals send to federal agencies that propose new rules…
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Researchers asking tough questions about Medicare’s readmission reduction program
Researchers and health policy experts are questioning the value of Medicare’s efforts to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions. The latest example…
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Webcast to focus on the value of ‘value-based’ care
In a blog post last summer, we asked what appeared to be a simple question: Is value-based care a fad?…
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Webcast to feature author of book on rampant fraud in the generic drug industry
Investigative journalist Katherine Eban will discuss her new book documenting rampant fraud in the generic drug industry during an AHCJ…
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Profile of a Kennedy led reporter to an investigation of mental health parity in N.C.
In September, Yen Duong, Ph.D., had just started work for North Carolina Health News when Hurricane Florence was churning up…
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Panel hears how drug price reform efforts could work – or not
One question Julie Appleby posed to a panel she moderated on the high cost of prescription drugs was simple enough:…
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Panel learns why there’s no easy fix for high drug prices
One of the best sessions at Health Journalism 2019 in Baltimore was the panel discussion about drug prices on May…
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Panelists explain how to begin mastering medical studies
At some point almost all health care journalists will need to cover a medical study or two. When that happens,…
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Do consumers benefit when health insurers own providers?
Whenever a major merger is announced in health care, the parties routinely tout the benefits for consumers, saying costs will…
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GAO report confirms the financially toxic nature of air ambulance fees
Over the past several years, health care journalists have done great work highlighting the problem of surprise medical bills. There’s…