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Covering financial toxicity: One woman’s struggle with the high cost of cancer care
April Donaldson, cancer patient and mother of three, is one of millions of Americans struggling with the financially toxic effects…
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As open enrollment begins, older adults have questions about how to afford Medicare coverage
Many Americans ages 65 and up have difficulty affording Medicare premiums and prescription drugs. Journalists have an opportunity to help…
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Why you should cover the slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout and insurance concerns
Journalists have an opportunity to reach out to their readers, viewers and listeners to gather case study examples and challenge…
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Prior approval: Journalists and researchers show health insurers’ performance is abysmal
In the past year, journalists and health researchers have uncovered troubling facts about how health insurers fail members by delaying…
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Proposed rules would protect consumers from junk insurance plans, surprise bills and medical debt
Junk insurance plans that don’t meet the standards of the Affordable Care Act are one of the biggest holes in…
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Tip sheet: Nonprofit hospitals are gaming the system at patients’ expense
So far this year, hardly a week goes by without an article or report on egregious actions by nonprofit hospitals.…
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How to cover the case that could kill patients’ access to no-cost preventive services
A key provision of the Affordable Care Act is in jeopardy in the case of Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra…
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Investigative journalist wins Pulitzer for Mississippi series on Medicaid fraud
Anna Wolfe’s multi-year-investigation into misspent Medicaid funds resulted in Wolfe winning the Pulitzer Prize in the local news category for…
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Data reporter shines light on hospital price transparency in Connecticut
More than two years after a federal rule required all hospitals to post what they charge patients, compliance with the…
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Webcast to explain why free preventive care under the ACA is at risk
One of the most important requirements of the Affordable Care Act is that all Americans get free preventive services. This…