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Report shows how hospital rating reports can meet patients’ needs more effectively
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Hospital Compare website to let consumers evaluate hospital performance based…
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Is value-based health care a fad?
There’s no doubt that the health system needs new payment models to replace the aging fee-for-service (FFS) method criticized for…
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Ohio Medicaid program demands new payment strategy after journalists explain how PBMs use ‘spread pricing’
Over the past six months, journalists for the Columbus Dispatch have written more than 40 articles about the murky world…
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Series explores how pharmacy contracts obscure drug pricing details from consumers
When covering prescription drug pricing, one problem that journalists face is understanding the almost-labyrinthine complexity of the drug supply chain,…
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Prior authorization rules: Yet another way the health insurance system frustrates physicians and patients
For patients and physicians, many aspects of the health care and health insurance systems are frustrating and appear to be…
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Mississippi journalist’s reporting leads medical center to change billing practices
In April, Anna Wolfe, who covers health care for the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, started reporting on what appeared to be…
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Webcast will address employers’ efforts to reform labor and delivery services
In an important series last year, ProPublica partnered with NPR to report on maternal deaths in the United States. In…
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Indictment of Theranos executives offers lessons for journalists
The story about the fall of Theranos provides an important lesson for journalists about how we should be more diligent…
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Series on pharmacy benefit managers makes complicated topic easier to understand
One of the most complicated topics to cover in health care today is the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).…
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When pursuing investigative pieces, Wall Street Journal reporter suggests getting legal advice early
One of the highlights of Health Journalism 2018 in Phoenix last month was John Carreyrou’s presentation about his work covering…