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Just how “narrow” are the ACA networks – and how much do the insured care?
We all hear stories (and perhaps have personal experience) of people having trouble accessing one of their regular physicians or…
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Covering the debate over expanded use of dental therapists
A recent news package in The Seattle Times by reporter Will Drabold took a look at how the controversy over…
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Reporter explains how he balanced research, anecdotes in pesticide piece
One of the trickiest balances a health reporter must strike is the one between anecdotes and evidence. The former is…
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Check out this new primer on LGBT health issues
In the past year, we’ve moved to beef up our content area on health disparities, including those affecting certain subgroups,…
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New report provides snapshot of gum disease prevalence
Periodontal disease, also known as gum disease, is a widespread oral health problem. Research suggests that nearly half of all…
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Now that 20 million Americans gained coverage under ACA, is it possible to lower the uninsured rate further?
In Milwaukee on Thursday, President Obama reported that, under the Affordable Care Act, 20 million Americans who were previously uninsured…
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Focusing a lens on right-to-die issues
The right to choose how and when we die has been a hot button issue for decades. Five U.S. states,…
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Here’s how one journalist discovered the rush to robotic surgery was ahead of the evidence
What does it take to write an award-winning article? For Richard Mark Kirkner, the process involved finding the right idea,…
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Bernie, single payer – and a little Hillary fact checking
When Bernie Sanders released his single payer plan earlier this year, I expected many of the smart health policy writers…
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High court ruling could affect state efforts to collect insurance claims data
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 1 in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual, the justices gave journalists a chance to…