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Health Policy
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How to cover the sharp rise in spending for diabetes and weight loss drugs
Consumer demand for expensive diabetes and weight loss medications like Ozempic could drive up insurance premiums and Medicare costs.
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Tips for covering the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack
In this tip sheet, you will find out what likely happened in this case (considered by the American Hospital Association…
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Follow the Money: Using HospitalFinances.org and other tools to tell important stories
The first in a four-part series, “Follow the money” will equip you with what you need to tell the story…
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Sources for covering the hidden clauses raising employers’ and workers’ health costs
In February, a Johnson & Johnson employee sued the company for driving up health insurance costs in what could be…
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‘No one can see you now’: Primary care in crisis amid physician shortage, underfunding
A new report shows that a physician shortage and lack of investment in primary care has caused Americans’ average life…
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Lawsuit exposes hidden factors driving up prescription drug costs
The case against Johnson & Johnson alleges that the company mismanaged its employee benefit program, costing workers and the business…
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U.S. drug prices are 278% higher than 33 other countries, report shows
Prices for brand-name and generic drugs in 2022 were nearly three times higher in the U.S. than in comparable countries.
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Why ACA enrollment has broken records for the third year in a row
In the 10 years since the Affordable Care Act became effective, it’s never been more popular than it is today.
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Coverage 101: Using the new state media guides to write big stories
In this webinar, learn how to navigate and report on health insurance in each state with Georgetown University’s new primers.
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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…