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ACA-era health care innovation centers under assessment
It seems like every week there’s a new press release about a new health innovation center opening up shop. Since…
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Older adults generally get happier over time, study suggests
There’s some good news for post-menopausal women: many of them report becoming happier later in life, especially in the years…
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Texas outlet takes aim at rural ‘news desert’
One of the biggest challenges of covering rural America – including its health issues – is one that plagues journalism…
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Journalists named to National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
A dozen journalists have been chosen for the 2017 class of the National Cancer Reporting Fellowships. AHCJ will be presenting…
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HHS further reduces role in ACA open enrollment
Buzzfeed’s Kate Nocera and Paul McLeod last week broke the story that the Trump administration – which has already cut…
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These reports can provide a useful baseline to assess the administration’s health insurance efforts
Whatever actions Congress and the Trump administration ultimately take to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, or in the…
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Study: Older adults who take sleep aids put themselves at risk
More than half of older adults have sleep problems and a third of them take sleep medication despite potential health…
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Resource page a trove of tips on medical research reporting
Time to take a deeper dive into the other resources available at the AHCJ website. On the resources page of…
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Poll points to dental insecurity among many middle-aged Americans
One in three Americans aged 50 to 64 are ashamed about the state of their teeth, and an even larger…
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AHCJ calls for improved media access to top federal health officials
The Association of Health Care Journalists has called on the nation’s top health officials to face questions about the Trump…