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Insurance
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Buyer beware: The risks of using AI for Medicare enrollment advice
Health journalists covering the annual scramble should know why using AI as a shortcut could backfire — and what is…
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Americans cite high insurance premiums, out-of-pocket costs as top health care concerns
A recent Commonwealth Fund survey of more than 25,000 U.S. adults found that Americans are struggling to afford health insurance and…
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Most seniors to pay more for Medicare drug plans
Most seniors with Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) will pay more for medicine next year after the Trump…
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Covering health care affordability: A big story with major impact
In this webinar, STAT’s Bob Herman, whose new series “Out of Pocket, Out of Reach” examines health care affordability.
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How STAT News reporters investigated UnitedHealth’s health care empire
The eight-part award-winning series, “Health Care’s Colossus,” shows how UnitedHealth used its leverage to dominate the health care market.
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‘Coverage Denied’: Author highlights how health insurers drive inequality
At HJ26, Miranda Yaver discussed how she untangled the complex world of pre-authorization, coverage denials and more in her recent…
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Reporting on health care and health insurance affordability
Panelists at Health Journalism 2026 discussed health care affordability, employer provided health coverage and more.
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States brace for sweeping Medicaid work requirement
Medicaid beneficiaries in states that expanded access to the program will soon be subject to a federal work requirement that…
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GLP-1s are different for older adults
GLP-1 access for obesity will get easier for Medicare beneficiaries as of July 1 — but they can have serious…
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Policy experts offer differing views on health care for all at HJ26
During Thursday’s plenary at Health Journalism 2026, policy experts discussed whether the government should guarantee health care for all.
