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Story angles to consider when covering Medicaid and CHIP unenrollment
Health care journalists have multiple story angles to pursue as states disenroll adults and children from Medicaid and the Children’s…
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Author Tracy Kidder and Dr. Jim O’Connell open HJ23 in St. Louis with inspiring keynote
For Tracy Kidder, stories create a road to empathy. Kidder, a Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction author and the keynote speaker on…
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Minnesota journalist uncovers lawsuits Mayo Clinic filed against patients
In July, US News and World Report ranked the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as the nation’s best hospital for…
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Why it’s important to cover hospitals suing patients over medical debt
Recent news shows the need for health care journalists to investigate the aggressive measures hospitals use when patients can’t pay…
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Reporters shed light on unsubstantiated drug price increases
Last year, the makers of seven widely used prescription drugs raised prices substantially without any new clinical evidence to justify…
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Journalists expose significant problems with Medicare Advantage plans
Seniors signing up for Medicare Advantage (MA) during open enrollment (which ends Dec. 7) have more reasons to worry now…
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Election coverage lessons on Medicaid expansion, abortion, medical debt and dental insurance
South Dakota voters approve amendment to state constitution to expand access to Medicaid (Source: Status of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions:…
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How seniors can avoid Medicare Advantage marketing scams, care denials and medical underwriting
Just after Medicare open enrollment began on Oct. 15, federal health officials cracked down on misleading and incorrect ads from…
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When reporting on ACA open enrollment, explain the ‘family-glitch’ fix
On Tuesday, the Internal Revenue Service issued a rule designed to eliminate the so-called “family glitch” in the Affordable Care…
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Why hospital charity care requires more intensive coverage
Multiple reports published this week show why health care journalists need to spend more time covering the charity care that…