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Insurance
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Series explores how pharmacy contracts obscure drug pricing details from consumers
When covering prescription drug pricing, one problem that journalists face is understanding the almost-labyrinthine complexity of the drug supply chain,…
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Prior authorization rules: Yet another way the health insurance system frustrates physicians and patients
For patients and physicians, many aspects of the health care and health insurance systems are frustrating and appear to be…
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‘Short-term’ plans can now be renewed for years
In my most recent post, I recapped what Georgetown University’s Sabrina Corlette, who is also a former Senate health policy…
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Understanding the new rules for Association Health Plans
Health care researcher Sabrina Corlette told us about Short-Term Limited-Duration Plans and Association Health Plans – two options allowed by…
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Good health reporters know how to size up medical evidence
Care to know more about what it takes to accurately weigh medical evidence? You’ve got just a couple of days…
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Save the date: Baltimore to host Health Journalism 2019
The Association of Health Care Journalists will convene in Baltimore for Health Journalism 2019. The organization’s annual conference is slated…
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Mississippi journalist’s reporting leads medical center to change billing practices
In April, Anna Wolfe, who covers health care for the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, started reporting on what appeared to be…
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Webcast will address employers’ efforts to reform labor and delivery services
In an important series last year, ProPublica partnered with NPR to report on maternal deaths in the United States. In…
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AHCJ releases recording of today’s CMS announcement
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced initiatives today intended to improve oversight and the integrity of Medicaid. CMS will…
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Indictment of Theranos executives offers lessons for journalists
The story about the fall of Theranos provides an important lesson for journalists about how we should be more diligent…