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Health Policy
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How they did it: Colorado journalists show power of collaboration in UCHealth debt collection exposé
Learn how journalists from five news outlets revealed that UCHealth files roughly eight debt collection lawsuits per day.
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How providers avoid complying with the No Surprises Act
As journalists heard during HJ24 last month, physicians and other providers have ways to evade complying with the No Surprises…
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Court cases could shape the future of U.S. health care, panelists say
U.S. health care policy is increasingly being shaped by the court system, panelists agreed during Health Journalism 2024 in New…
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Maryland hospital payment model cuts costs and improves quality of care
Unlike most states, Maryland pays for hospital services using annual budgets set in advance, fundamentally changing how hospitals are paid.
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Covering America’s life expectancy crisis
Although the U.S. spends more on health care than any other high-income country, it has the lowest life expectancy at…
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Progress on Medicare drug benefits under the Inflation Reduction Act
Dr. Meena Seshamani, director of the Center for Medicare, spoke about improvements to the Medicare drug program at HJ24.
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Reporting on America’s medical debt crisis
Medical debt now affects 100 million people in the U.S., with families cutting back on food, medications and more to…
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CDC director, NYC health head discuss restoring trust in public health in keynote
CDC Director Mandy Cohen and NYC Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan spoke during HJ24’s keynote session in New York City.
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Millions of children lose Medicaid coverage as state enrollment problems persist
More than 5 million children have lost health coverage as a result of what’s called the Medicaid unwinding.
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Medical debt in the U.S. linked to poor health and premature death, study says
A recent study suggests that when U.S. consumers have medical debt in collections, they are likely to have worse health…