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There’s more to surprise medical bills than patients’ horror stories
Surprise medical bills are not new but they certainly have become a big story nationwide. In most of these stories,…
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How ageism can negatively affect the health of older adults
Older adults are commonly subjected to a variety of negative stereotypes – bumbling, helpless, cranky, unapproachable, child-like, to name a…
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Review of EPA data leads USA Today to towns with contaminated water
Yes, database websites can seem clunky, and government data can seem hopelessly riddled with errors. But searching, downloading and analyzing…
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Turn to new tip sheet before writing about drug prices
Drug prices have become a hot topic – and a significant source of the ongoing challenges to achieving affordable premiums…
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Localize the story of the latest superbug’s U.S. arrival – for a long time to come
The latest news about the arrival in the U.S. of a deeply concerning “superbug” justifiably injected alarm into the headlines…
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Is this home care project a model for caring for the frail, chronically ill?
As health insurers adopt population health strategies they find that home-bound patients are the most difficult to reach. Under fee-for-service…
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‘State of decay’ in oral health of elderly varies widely by state
With good public dental benefits, extensive community water fluoridation, and reductions in tooth loss among seniors, Minnesota has earned top…
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Three tips on making health IT a human story
Health IT in the media is often covered as an arcane business or gadget story. Or it’s covered in the…
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Rankings reveal which states are healthiest for aging adults
Massachusetts tops this year’s list of healthiest places for older adults, according to the 2016 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report.…
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Update on VA response to wait times recalls Shulkin’s #AHCJ16 comments
In a conversation with Renee Montagne on Morning Edition last week, David Shulkin, undersecretary for Health at the Department of…