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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…
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Consumer site taps data to estimate which states have healthiest teeth and gums
A state’s oral health status represents an interesting indicator of the overall health and economic well-being of its people. On…
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Study explores medical marijuana as opioid alternative for older adults
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to crack down on medical marijuana. He was soundly rebuked by Congress last year,…
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#AHCJ18 to examine more holistic approaches to housing, health
A spate of recent stories highlighting the nation’s housing crunch has shined a spotlight on how homelessness or other poor…
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Another bid at ACA stabilization – and likely another failure
Lamar Alexander and Patty Murray are circulating a new “ACA stabilization” plan that in some ways is more ambitious than…
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Opioids the topic of daylong training for D.C. journalists
Health journalists in Washington, D.C., participated in an all-day training session about reporting on the opioid crisis, hearing from treatment…
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Takeaways for journalists from health IT’s biggest event of the year
The largest health IT event of the year dropped into Las Vegas last week and brought along more than 43,000…
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Covering U.S. efforts to create a universal flu vaccine
This year’s severe flu season has increased the spotlight on the development of a “universal” influenza vaccine – a vaccine…
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Report card may add perspective to reporting on your state’s oral health
Minnesota captured the top overall ranking in a recent state-by-state dental health report card compiled by a popular consumer website.…
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Learn the latest on medical cannabis research at #AHCJ18
Ever since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act in 1970, federal policy has held that marijuana has no accepted…