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Health Policy
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HHS gives some states flexibility in decisions on health insurance exchanges
A headline in The New York Times recently confused some people – initially including me. “States Will Be Given Extra…
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Story highlights parents affected by state decision on Medicaid expansion
Ron Jackson of Oklahoma Watch wrote one of the best stories I’ve seen laying out the policy dimensions and the…
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Health Policy: Understanding advanceable tax credit, multi-state plan
As implementation of the Affordable Care Act marches on, a host of new terms will become part of health journalists’…
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Stories on changing role of nursing illustrate ‘scope of practice’ issues
On Wednesday, I wrote about “scope of practice” – what health care providers, particularly nurse practitioners, who aren’t physicians are…
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‘Scope of practice’ stories vary according to state laws
One of the interesting stories to watch in the coming months in the states is the fight over “scope of…
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AHCJ Chicago Chapter: Panelists make predictions for Health Policy implementation
This is a guest post from Chicago chapter leader Carla K. Johnson, an Associated Press medical writer and member of…
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‘Escape Fire’ movie tells powerful patient stories
I wrote earlier this fall about several new documentaries about health care. I’ve now had a chance to watch one…
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Kenen offers tips for explaining insurance exchanges, related challenges to readers, listeners
We heard a fair amount last week about what states plan to do with their exchanges – and we’ll know…
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Watch funding, implementation and court cases as Health Policy moves forward
The election is over. Obamacare survived. So what’s the story in your state or community? Implementation. Or lack thereof. Joanne…
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Panelists: Watch state activities for stories about seniors’ health services
What lies ahead for Medicare now that election results are in? Two words sum up the short-term outlook: cost cutting.…