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Health Policy
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Delivery room fight shows structural problems in Italian health care
Over at BMJ’s Open blog, Fabio Turone explains the systemic issues behind the particularly sensational headline that, as he wrote,…
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Assessing acute care in America
The New York Times‘ Kevin Sack reports on a Health Affairs study that explores “acute medical care,” particularly initial visits…
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‘Main Street’ informed, skeptical on Health Policy
In her blog on CJR.org, AHCJ Immediate Past President Trudy Lieberman updates what is becoming an annual franchise: Her summer…
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Article looks at evidence behind back surgery
In the Star Tribune, Janet Moore seeks to counter aggressive spinal surgery with equally aggressive journalism. It’s a comprehensive take…
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Report examines Health Policy implementation
A special report just released by The American Prospect looks at the implementation of health care reform. For the wide-angle…
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How reform will affect America, group by group
In Health Affairs (AHCJ members get free access), economist Joseph Newhouse considers how health care reform will affect four major…
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New rules affect patients’ insurance appeals
Kaiser Health News’ Phil Galewitz and Michelle Andrews have an update on health care reform implementation, pointing out that new…
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Beacon programs offer hope for health IT
Emma Schwartz and Fred Schulte, the HIT specialists at the Huffington Post Investigative Fund, examine the 15 “beacon” programs involved…
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Reform may worsen ER crowding
Associated Press medical reporter Carla K. Johnson has found that, contrary to common assumptions, emergency rooms could become even more…
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Waiting period affects 2 million disabled Americans
Nearly 2 million disabled Americans “fall into a twilight with the first monthly Social Security disability payment, for they then…