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Reporters miss crucial detail about Lewin Group
The Lewin Group, which refers to itself as “a leading health care policy and management consulting firm,” has launched a…
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House reform bill includes serious disclosure rules
The health care reform bill to be considered by the House of Representatives (1018-page pdf) includes strict disclosure requirements regarding…
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Health Policy scrapes by on $1 trillion
You might think that more than $1 trillion, even when spread over 10 years, would be enough to cure all…
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Online chat focuses on lobbying, health care reform
The folks at opensecrets.org, from the nonprofit Center for Responsive Politics, will take their commitment to following the money through…
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Former Cigna exec continues speaking out
We’ve written before about Wendell Potter, the former public relations executive at Cigna, and how he is speaking out about…
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Anecdotes unleashed as reform battle heats up
Carla K. Johnson of the Associated Press takes a look at the avalanche of anecdotes used as ammunition by both…
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Generic biotech is coming – eventually
When people carp about the high prices of drugs, the poster kids are often the biotech wonders that can cost…
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Briefing helps reporters get up to speed on reform
Last week, the Alliance for Health Policy held a briefing geared toward reporters who might not yet be fully up…
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Reinhardt calls for price research/transparency
Princeton health economist Uwe Reinhardt – the keynote speaker at Health Journalism 2009 – spoke to U.S. News & World…
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Ex-Hill honchos make lobbying roundtrip
You can’t tell the health-care lobbyists without a program. So The Washington Post, working with data from the Center for…