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Health Policy
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Guidance for journalists reporting on how the U.S. public health system is changing
As federal public health funding and its workforce face sweeping changes, a panel at HJ25 discussed the future of the…
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Using public data to help patients understand hospital prices
At HJ25, panelists highlighted the role that hospital prices play in rising health care costs and how reporters can use…
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Governments, at all levels, are ‘going backwards,’ lead researcher on homelessness says
A lead researcher of homelessness in California advised journalists at HJ25 to focus reporting on policy failures, not personal failures.
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Tips to boost your coverage of Kennedy’s vaccine panel dismissals
Use this tip sheet to expand your coverage of RFK’s dismissal of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).
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ICE raids, Medicaid penalties deter many from seeking critical care in California, panelists say
Allowing ICE agents into health care settings and potentially penalizing immigrants for using Medicaid causes many to delay critical care,…
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Former HHS Secretary Becerra to journalists at HJ25: Speak truth to power
At HJ25, former HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra encouraged journalists to stand up against misinformation and disinformation from the government.
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CMS Chief of Staff: House bill aims to slow — not cut — Medicaid spending
At HJ25 in L.A., Stephanie Carlton of CMS claimed The One Big Beautiful Bill is “a management of the rate…
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Health care in court: A prep session for a big June
In this webinar, hear what Alison Tanner and Law Dork’s Chris Geidner have to say about upcoming cases in the…
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What journalists should know about lab-developed tests
In March, a federal court invalidated FDA regulations on lab-developed tests. Your audience needs to know the implications of this…
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What if the ACA included a public option insurance plan?
Early versions of the Affordable Care Act included a government-run public option health insurance program — but lobbyists stopped it.