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Resources for journalists on how the American Rescue Plan will reduce the number of uninsured Americans
Included in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan (ARP) that President Biden signed into law last Thursday is an estimated…
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Federal law criticized for excluding certain Medicaid patients from psychiatric care
A federal law that has long led to severely mentally ill Medicaid patients not receiving needed care at many psychiatric…
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One year later: What we know (and still don’t) about COVID-19
I know all health care journalists have been taking stock over the past year and how COVID-19 has changed everyone’s…
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Upcoming one-week ‘epidemiology 101’ course aimed at journalists
No matter what beats a journalist covered before 2020, nearly every one of us has had to write at least…
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Geriatric EDs save money, improve outcomes — so why aren’t there more of them?
Millions of Medicare beneficiaries are admitted to the hospital each year because they cannot be safely discharged to go home.…
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Twelve journalists to attend AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of a new class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The…
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Help your audience by explaining the nuances in Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans
Reading the news about COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts in recent weeks, I learned that my home county of Barnstable (better…
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Reporting on global urgency for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently estimates that ending the COVID-19 pandemic will require at least 70% of the world’s…
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Journalists can help shed light on COVID-19 vaccine schemes
It’s still difficult for many eligible older adults in parts of the U.S. to get COVID-19 vaccination appointments. And that’s…
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Study shows racial differences in COVID-19 nursing home deaths
Racial disparities are glaringly obvious when examining COVID-19 caseloads, hospitalizations and deaths. A new study in JAMA Open looks at…