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Insurance
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As ACA marketplaces reopen for a special enrollment, health care journalists have a bigger role than ever
On Monday, the Biden administration reopened the marketplaces for the Affordable Care Act for three months under a special open…
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AHCJ’s annual conference rescheduled for October
With safety as a top consideration, AHCJ has changed the dates for the world’s premier health journalism conference. Health Journalism…
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Biden’s executive orders reopen ACA exchanges, initiate review, amid pandemic
President Biden took a big step to aid those who have lost their jobs during the pandemic and their employer-sponsored…
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Series focuses on stressed rural hospitals that may need to close
Given all the concern about the failure of rural hospitals, it may seem counterintuitive that some hospitals in rural America…
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Get a chance to further your health journalism knowledge through AHCJ fellowships
AHCJ is taking applications for two of its premier fellowship programs: the AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowships and the AHCJ Reporting…
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Journalists encouraged to beat the approaching AHCJ contest deadline
While 2020 is coming to a close, AHCJ wants to recognize the year’s demanding work of journalism colleagues through the…
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Year in review: What journalists have been reading
It is perhaps little surprise that the most-read blog posts on Covering Health this year were almost exclusively about the…
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COVID relief bill bans some surprise medical bills, but not all
Leaders of both political parties in the U.S. House and Senate reached agreement Sunday to pass a $900 billion bill…
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New resources for covering inequities in insurance, care during pandemic
Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D., is afraid of needles. Nevertheless, she agreed to receive her coronavirus vaccine on national television last…
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AHCJ names 2020 National Cancer Reporting Fellows
Twelve journalists have been chosen for the 2020 class of the National Cancer Reporting Fellowship. The program is supported by…