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Health Policy
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Tip sheet dives into resources for rural health, social determinants
Rose Hoban, a long-time health journalist who founded and now leads North Carolina Health News, has written an AHCJ tip…
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Understanding the health care debate among Democratic candidates
For better or for worse, health care continues to dominate the Democratic primary. If you’re having trouble understanding precisely where…
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Can agencies stop employees from talking to media? Brechner Center says no
Public employees have the right to speak to the press without going through the boss, but workplace gag orders continue…
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Names of campaign health care advisers are tightly kept secrets
Muddled arguments about health care have, for better or worse, so far dominated the Democratic primary debates. Every once in…
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AHCJ joins groups urging Congress to address communication between journalists and federal agencies
The Association of Health Care Journalists has joined the Society of Professional Journalists and 25 other journalism and open government…
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ProPublica wants to give you tips on hospital billing practices
Health journalists across the country have been reading ProPublica’s accounts of the lengths to which hospitals pursue low-income patients for…
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New tip sheet helps you ‘background like a boss’
In late January, Kate Howard, managing editor of the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, conducted one of the most important…
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Drug pricing bill faces uphill climb in an impeachment-focused Congress
With the news out of Washington coming at us fast and furiously, it may have been easy to miss the…
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Trump riffs on health at campaign rally
President Donald Trump has pledged to unveil a new plan to repeal and replace the ACA – but we haven’t…
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Listen up: AHCJ compiles list of health-related podcasts
The universe of podcasts is expanding, with a growing array of choices for health and science journalists eager to absorb…