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A Politico editor mines tech expertise for real-world tale
Like many journalists in Washington, D.C., Arthur Allen knows his jargon. As the editor for Politico’s eHealth, Allen is all…
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New tip sheet offers insights into ‘hidden’ issue of incontinence
Some may find it funny. Others struggle to discuss it. Still others shrug it off as a “normal” part of…
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Tip sheet examines health issues of hoarding among older adults
Many of us hang on to a few special items – like that ticket stub from your first concert, a…
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Health advocates, legislators wrestle with Medicaid work requirements
Three states – Kentucky, Indiana and Arkansas – have now gotten permission from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
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OPTIMISTIC program reduces avoidable hospitalizations
A nursing home demonstration project in Indiana has reduced avoidable hospitalizations among residents by a third, according to a recently…
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Putting a human face on new antimicrobial research
A desire to put a human face to antibiotic resistance led reporter Chris Dall to dig into the relatively unknown…
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Verma participates in first of promised series of ’roundtables’ with reporters
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held her first on-the-record, in-person meeting with reporters…
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How the new budget package may affect older adults
The massive $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill was signed by President Trump on Friday and is now law. Several provisions…
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Loss of local newspapers worries infectious disease trackers
In February 1918, a Haskell County, Kan., paper, the Santa Fe Monitor, reported almost a dozen people were “quite sick”…
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Reporters dig into pharmacy benefit concerns following merger announcements
The proposed combination of one of the nation’s largest health insurers, Cigna Corp., and the nation’s largest pharmacy benefits manager…
