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Aging
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Report says generic drugs are a Wild West of pricing
New research finds that changing retail prices for generic drugs could hit some consumers hard, while others may benefit from…
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Report emphasizes worldwide toll of dementia on women
A new report highlights just how much more likely women are to be affected by dementia than men around the…
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AHCJ releases Medicare provider payment data broken down by state
Medicare pays doctors and other providers virtually everywhere in the United States, amounting to more than $70 billion in 2013…
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For AHCJ members: Updated data about hospital charges to Medicare
With an update from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data showing what hospitals across the country charge Medicare…
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More aging boomers at risk of becoming elder orphans
Are you familiar with the term “elder orphan?” That’s how one researcher describes a coming wave of childless and unmarried…
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Seniors struggle to access adequate dental care
Many Americans lose their private dental benefits when they retire. But Medicare, the nation’s health insurance program for seniors, does…
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Report provides trove of story ideas, data on aging
May is Older Americans Month, which coincides with the Administration for Community Living’s annual profile of Americans over age 65.…
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Family caregivers face increasing stress, health issues #ahcj15
Family caregivers of older adults are increasingly experiencing stress-related effects of caring for loved ones and may be putting their…
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Report, webinar look at public beliefs about aging vs. what experts know
I lucked out when I attended an American Society on Aging Conference in the late 1990s and met the person who…
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Why is it so hard to discuss end-of life-care? #ahcj15
A provocative examination of end-of-life care brought this question into sharp focus for journalists attending Health Journalism 2015. Paul Kleyman, who…