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VA official addresses journalists in wake of critical article #AHCJ16
David Shulkin, M.D., undersecretary of health for the Department of Veterans Affairs, faced two challenges at his Newsmaker Briefing on…
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How two U.S. health agencies are examining social determinants
Data is the new king of journalism, but when it comes to some aspects of the social sciences – such…
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HHS to recognize AHCJ membership as credential for press events
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has agreed to recognize membership in the Association of Health Care Journalists…
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Understanding the federal spending deal and how it affects the ACA
We’ve just posted a tip sheet to help you understand four main ways the big year-end tax and spending deal…
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Senators push CMS on containing prescription drug costs
In an effort to help consumers get a better handle on drug prices, five U.S. senators — all Democrats —…
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Stat details failure of research institutions to submit required study reports
A Stat investigation has found that “prestigious medical research institutions have flagrantly violated a federal law requiring public reporting of study results, depriving…
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Gauging ‘success’ at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, created by the Affordable Care Act, is trying new ways of delivering health care and…
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Ms. Seegert goes to Washington
When the confirmation email arrived in my inbox late Friday afternoon, I had all but given up on obtaining press…
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AHCJ releases Medicare provider payment data broken down by state
Medicare pays doctors and other providers virtually everywhere in the United States, amounting to more than $70 billion in 2013…
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VA secretary addresses some of department’s challenges #ahcj15
More than 140 journalists at Health Journalism 2015 gathered early Friday to hear Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald – and to…