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Insurance
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Tip sheet offers story ideas when reporting on Medicare Advantage
Medicare Advantage plans may not be all they’re cracked up to be and often mislead consumers, according to a new…
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Understanding the health care debate among Democratic candidates
For better or for worse, health care continues to dominate the Democratic primary. If you’re having trouble understanding precisely where…
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Can agencies stop employees from talking to media? Brechner Center says no
Public employees have the right to speak to the press without going through the boss, but workplace gag orders continue…
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As employers attempt to contain health insurance costs, workers and families struggle too
One of the largest and most important parts of our health care system is the role employers play in providing…
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AHCJ joins groups urging Congress to address communication between journalists and federal agencies
The Association of Health Care Journalists has joined the Society of Professional Journalists and 25 other journalism and open government…
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Report explains the need for a waste-free formulary for pharmacy benefits
A recent study from the Commonwealth Fund and the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) shows that developing a waste-free…
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New rule allows Medicare reimbursement to ambulatory surgery centers for knee replacements, stents
Knee replacement surgeries and stenting procedures will now be reimbursed in free-standing ambulatory surgery centers for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries as…
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Oral care access problems highlighted in California news collaborative project
Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, California has employed Medicaid expansion and the state health insurance marketplace –…
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Who gets the value in value-based care?
Last year on this blog, I asked a rhetorical question: Is value-based care a fad? I did not expect to…
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CMS proposal would make knee replacements, stents reimbursable at ambulatory surgery centers
Who reads Medicare rules? Nobody, right? They’re long, boring, hard to read because of the small type in narrow columns…