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HHS faces daunting challenge in moving away from fee-for-service payment
Finally, we may be seeing the beginning of the end of fee-for-service payment. In an announcement Monday, the federal Department…
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Reporter finds nonprofit hospital’s suit against uninsured patient was just one of many
In January 2012, EMTs took Ignacio Alaniz by helicopter to Memorial Hermann Hospital, one of the largest nonprofit medical centers…
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Journalists’ coverage of prenatal screening uncovers big gaps in what we know about genetic testing
Last month, journalists from the New England Center for Investigative Reporting raised serious questions about prenatal genetic screening tests, saying…
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DC journalists dig into secrets behind AMA’s physician payment committee
A secretive committee of the American Medical Association exaggerates how much physician time and effort is involved in performing many…
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Report reveals the challenges behind covering patient safety
Patient safety is a critically important topic for health care journalists. Yet collecting the data needed to report on it…
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In sad, compelling stories, journalists are documenting a mental health care system in crisis
Imagine the outcry if patients with cancer or any other chronic condition lacked standard, appropriate care. Such ill treatment would…
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Parents skipping needed care for children, pediatricians say
High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) discourage families from seeking primary care for their children, according to the American Association of Pediatricians.…
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Four-year results of global payment initiative show costs reduced, quality improved
An innovative payment program from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has achieved impressive results in controlling costs and improving…
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Latest Leapfrog scores show hospitals need to improve patient safety
A new report from the Leapfrog Group couldn’t be more timely given the attention hospitals have received recently on the…
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High costs cause some Americans to skip needed care, survey shows
More than 16 million privately insured Americans face significant financial hardships as a result of high medical bills, forcing some…