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Health Policy
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Future of primary care: Who will take care of you?
The list of problems with primary care today is long and long-standing. Patients are frustrated and confused. Providers feel pressure…
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Join today’s webinar on newly released hospital cost data
The federal government released data today showing what hospitals across the country charge Medicare for the same treatment or procedure.…
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New tip sheet breaks down how ACA applies to immigrants
We’ve posted a tip sheet from the National Immigration Law Center on how the Affordable Care Act affects immigrants. They…
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Keep caveats in mind when writing about climbing premiums, Health Policy
Insurers are beginning to file their rate requests and, naturally, they are beginning to generate headlines as well as more…
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Addiction treatment options expand under health law – but will needs be met?
Here’s a great piece by Carla Johnson, an Associated Press medical writer and AHCJ board member. She highlights a little-known…
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Industry group concerned parents may drop dental coverage
An estimated 5.3 million children are expected to get dental coverage next year through the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…
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Snapshot of state health spending yields some surprises
The Wall Street Journal and Louise Radnofsky did a nice package of interactive graphics and maps on state health spending. As…
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Answering the big questions about insurance exchanges, states to watch
We write a lot on this blog about state developments, the exchanges and Medicaid expansion, as that’s a huge part…
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Experts disagree on value of electronic health records #ahcj13
Electronic health records are a tool, the bottom floor on creating standards to move from mere billing and data collection…
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Quick lessons for covering state implementation of the health care law
At Health Journalism 2013, I led a panel about state implementation of the health law (Angie Drobnic Holan of the…