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Community paramedics help medically complex homebound avoid hospitalization
When 84-year old Bernard Cunniffe fell in the bathroom one morning, his wife called the paramedics. However, rather than transporting…
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Slavitt discusses future of ACA, including pricing and innovations
Andy Slavitt, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, told D.C. health reporters he tries to be…
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Reporter discusses what fueled her Medicaid reporting
Reporters can find it daunting to cover Medicaid, the huge state-administered federal program charged with providing health care benefits to…
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ACA dates to add to your coverage calendar
The fourth open enrollment season of the Affordable Care Act – for coverage in 2017 – begins on Nov. 1. Here…
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Breaking up with EurekAlert!: Where to find other studies
In a previous blog post about EurekAlert!, I described some advantages to using the service less often than many reporters…
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Conference shows how the Medicaid market is embracing IT
Medicaid enrollment has jumped 27 percent since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, with 31 states and the District…
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EurekAlert! is back, but do you really need it?
When the EurekAlert! press release service was taken down on Sept. 13 after being hacked, there was a discussion about how…
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Community-based program trains seniors to aid seniors
An innovative program in Orange County, N.C., taps into older adults’ leadership skills — and trains them to give back…
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Pharmacy access story gains stronger local angle from inventive use of study’s own data
Local pharmacies have limited hours? Turns out that this is way more than an inconvenience. It may also be a…
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Journalist finds state budget cuts adversely affected patient care
Anyone who has started a new reporting job knows the feeling: You want to find some story somewhere on your…
