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Find out if a ‘deductible’ is really a deductible
One of the “simple” aspects of health insurance is – naturally – not always so simple. There’s been a lot…
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CMS withdraws contentious parts of proposal to change prescription drug program
Perhaps the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) learned a lesson over the past few weeks when it…
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Movement toward enabling dental therapists gets boost in Maine
The battle over mid-level dental providers has come to Maine and reporters at the Portland Press Herald have been closely…
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Obama’s proposed budget would affect seniors’ care
Hospitals and post-acute care providers, Medicare drug providers, and older adults could see substantial changes in payments and benefits if…
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Explore causes of regional variations in premiums
We’ve had some discussion on AHCJ’s electronic discussion list and I’ve gotten some emails about why insurance rates or premiums…
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Growth, expanding scope of practice among changes for dental assistants
There are more than 300,000 dental assistants at work across America and their ranks are expected to increase 25 percent…
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Looking at the people behind the Kentucky insurance numbers
Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention for the largely unexpected success of its health insurance exchange. The Washington Post’s…
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Are you covering a ‘fakethrough?’
Remember the burger grown from stem cells? It might be a great idea, except a single patty grown using today’s technology,…
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Senate Finance Committee members say CMS should reconsider Medicare drug proposal
Members of the Senate Finance Committee are urging the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider a…
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Explore how changing nursing home culture affects care
Any journalist who covers nursing homes should check out this month’s special supplement in The Gerontologist, the Gerontological Society of…