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Core Topics
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History gives perspective to changes in health care system
While most of us are focused on the opening of the insurance marketplaces on Tuesday, Catherine Hollander, in the National Journal,…
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Online tool can help reporters offer facts, context to Health Policy choices
This guide to Obamacare from California’s KQED, written by Lisa Aliferis, is very user friendly. It is an overview of…
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Family doc wins MacArthur Foundation award for work with high utilizers of ER, inpatient care
“Right now we have a passive medical system that waits for you to come to it. What we need to…
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AHCJ hosting briefing on federal exchanges for regional, local reporters
If you work in one of the states that is not developing its own health insurance exchange, here is your…
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Tulsa health officials link hepatitis C case to oral surgeon’s office
A former patient of Tulsa oral surgeon W. Scott Harrington contracted hepatitis C at his office, genetic testing has confirmed.…
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Employers use exchanges to shift employees, retirees away from traditional benefit plans
For years, employers have been seeking to control the rising cost of employee health insurance. Now they have a new…
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D.C. chapter gets tips on covering Obamacare rollout
With the opening of health care exchanges just days away, AHCJ’s Washington, D.C., chapter figured the time was ripe to…
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With exchanges looming, AHCJ updates Health Policy resources
Health Policy core topic leader Joanne Kenen is continually updating the stories, tip sheets, data and other resources to help…
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Shared wisdom: Giving depth to an anecdotal story
It pays to read your email, according to AHCJ member Lisa Chedekel, co-founder of the Connecticut Health I-Team (C-Hit), a…
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New GAO report reveals trends in coverage, use of dental services
In 2011, 4 million children did not obtain needed dental care because their families could not afford it, according to…