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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…
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As name implies, short-term health plans may not be a good deal for some consumers
For an article on short-term health plans, journalist Nancy Metcalf found an ideal source: Stewart Lamotte, a 64-year-old retired restaurateur…
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Given that ‘step therapy’ is also called ‘fail first,’ there are many angles to pursue
For journalists covering the Trump administration’s plan to expand step therapy to Medicare Advantage, there are important angles to cover…
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Primary care physicians find value-based payments fail to cover their costs
It’s hard to imagine any physician starting an online fundraising effort to keep her practice open. But for Michelle Mitchell,…
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Amazon Berkshire’s health care initiative hires expert in contracting for quality
Last spring, Atul Gawande, M.D., became chief executive officer of an unnamed initiative that will cover the health costs of…
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BCBS of Massachusetts will pay to keep patients out of the hospital
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced this week that it is taking the radical step of paying to keep…
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Health care ballot measures challenge reporters to separate fact from fiction
In California, an initiative known as Proposition 8 asks voters to limit the revenue that kidney dialysis clinics can earn.…
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CVS-Aetna merger approval raises questions about competition and drug costs
The merger of CVS Health, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy retailers, with third-largest health insurer Aetna has the potential…
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Digging into stakeholders’ comments for insight into AHPs
When Noam N. Levey was preparing to write about association health plans for The Los Angeles Times, he mined one…
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AHCJ webcast to feature authors of award-winning ‘Seven Days of Heroin’ project
In April, the staff of the Cincinnati Enquirer won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for an extraordinary special…