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Health equity
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Interested in payment reform? Mark your calendar for these events
If you cover health care payment reform, then you know that health insurers, states, and the Medicare program are all…
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Personal story illustrates multiple barriers to health care, need for navigators
Elizabeth Piatt begins the narrative of her reluctant journey into the Medicaid dental care system this way: “In the spring…
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Health Journalism 2015 agenda covers gamut of health care
We have posted descriptions of nearly all of the panels planned for Health Journalism 2015 and it’s an agenda packed…
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The aging Latino population faces unique challenges
All family caregivers face struggle to provide appropriate care to their loved ones, while balancing work, other family obligations and…
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N.M. bill would establish licensing procedure for dental therapists
Dental therapists are already providing care to patients in underserved communities in Minnesota and in remote Alaskan tribal areas. Maine…
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Posts about Ebola, oral health, ethics and data among year’s top reads
As we close out 2014, take a look back at the most popular Covering Health posts of the year: Comparing…
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Why do rural hospitals close and what does it mean to communities?
Jayne O’Donnell and Laura Ungar had an interesting story recently in USA Today about rural hospital closures. The pace of closures…
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Interactive atlases can help coverage of Diabetes Awareness Month
Sometimes it’s difficult to get a handle on major health determinants in your community, and it’s even harder to make…
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Dallas Ebola case raises questions about care for the uninsured
When Thomas Eric Duncan died Wednesday of Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, one of many questions that…
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Covering climate change and health: A primer for journalists
Climate change has been making the headlines. More than 300,000 people kicked off Climate Week NYC 2014 with a march through…