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Oregon considers expanding use of mid-level dental providers
Dental therapists began serving tribal communities in Oregon under a pilot program in 2016. Late last year, the state’s health…
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New data resources available on cesarean birth rates
One goal of the national Healthy People 2020 initiative was to reduce the rate of first-time cesarean delivery (C-section) rates…
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Lessons learned while tracking an anesthesiologist’s drug abuse and diversion case
This is any hospital’s or medical group practice’s — and thus any affected patient’s — worst nightmare. A long-time trusted…
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How one reporter leveraged a conference opportunity to report dementia series
How do you wrap your arms around a topic as big as dementia to create a five-part series that’s cohesive,…
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Remember – it’s still flu season
While there is rightfully much concern about the COVID-19 (aka coronavirus) becoming a pandemic (see Bara Vaida’s excellent tip sheet…
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Actuaries report on shortcomings of short-term, limited-duration health plans
New research about short-term, limited-duration health plans shows that none of the plans studied covered pre-existing conditions and all had…
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Where to get more answers about COVID-19
There are still many unknowns about the COVID-19 outbreak, which as of February 26, has sickened more than 81,000 people…
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Covering crowdsourced medical bills: Don’t skip these important questions
You’ve all seen the GoFundMe and other crowdsourcing campaigns for health care, on social media or elsewhere. They are probably…
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Tip sheet on covering alcohol highlights do’s, don’ts and story ideas
Every day, stories about the U.S. opioid epidemic appear in daily newsfeeds, and rightly so: they are responsible for two…
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Increased scrutiny of health care credit cards continues
Dental patients can face tough choices when figuring out how to pay for costly services not covered by insurance. In…