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Health equity
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How will BCRA affect your community? Check out this resource
A new tool from the Kaiser Family Foundation lets you see how the Senate health care bill (as it existed…
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Senate balks on quick action on reform – now what?
Early in June, the smart money was on the Senate’s Health Policy debate spilling into July. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell…
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What the Senate health bill may mean for older adults
The Senate last week finally released its long-awaited version of legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The…
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Opposition forces GOP senators to delay ACA repeal-and-replace vote
Senate GOP leaders today scrapped this week’s planned vote on their version of Obamacare repeal-and-replace legislation, with plans for a…
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CBO releases score for Senate’s health care bill
The Congressional Budget Office released its analysis of the Senate’s health care plan, the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), on…
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Watchdog reporter takes on dental therapist access issue
Kathy Hoekstra’s beat covering national regulatory issues for the public interest news organization Watchdog.org, now has led her to America’s…
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Journalists learn the latest on covering health of rural communities
AHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop brought journalists from across the United States to Cincinnati to hear from experts who focus…
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Arizona to add limited dental services for Medicaid-eligible adults
America’s poor children are entitled to dental benefits under Medicaid. But adult dental benefits are considered an optional part of…
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Resources for tracking rural hospital closures
The phenomenon of rural hospital closures has gotten a fair amount of attention in the last few years with all…
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Minnesota’s dental therapist experiment receiving good reviews
Minnesota’s first dental therapists went to work six years ago. Now approximately 70 of the licensed midlevel providers are offering…