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Drill down for real stories about Health Policy and employment
We’ve all seen the stream of headlines: Obamacare is taking our jobs. Or, “Obamacare turns us into a part-time nation.”…
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California announces SHOP exchange insurers and rates
The health benefit exchange for California’s 500,000 small employers named six health insurers last week and announced the rates those…
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Drug company takes a stand in fight for clinical trial transparency
Efforts to increase the transparency and accessibility of clinical trial data kicked into a higher gear last week. Some of…
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Aging and health: How are we doing?
Did you happen to catch the new report from the CDC – “The State of Aging and Health in America (PDF)?” This…
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Oregon reaches out to small businesses to clear up reform confusion
If you had to draw up a list of the five or six states that are likely to have a…
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Senate report echoes journalists’ findings on corporate-owned dental clinics
The Center for Public Integrity’s David Heath, who has done extensive reporting on the practices at Small Smiles dental clinics,…
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Reporting – and not reporting – on mice and men and scientific bias
In the medical world, mice seem to be making out pretty well. So far, researchers have reportedly cured mice of…
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Texas poses challenges for insurance enrollment under ACA
Few states have been as hostile to the Affordable Care Act as Texas under Gov. Rick Perry. And, with its…
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Medicaid kids getting more dental treatment; report has state-by-state breakdown
In spite of the numbers of Medicaid children rising steeply between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of them making it…
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Balancing a celebrity endorsement with evidence
“The ability to talk to a lot of people is freakish,” said Chris Rock in a conversation with Jerry Seinfeld…