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Government
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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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GAO report a rich source on range of insurance premiums
How much will the Affordable Care Act affect health insurance premiums in each state when the individual mandate becomes effective…
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HHS investigative unit set to lose hundreds of staff
Despite the Obama administration’s focus on cutting health care costs and fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid systems, the office…
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Health reporters can cover safety claims in abortion fight
The dramatic filibuster of Texas Senate Bill 5 has refocused the nation’s attention on abortion. State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort…
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Revisit how high-risk insurance pools are working in your state
It’s a good time to take a look at the high-risk pools. There are two basic kinds of high-risk pools…
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After 5-year FOIA fight, documents show ties between researchers, officials in Lyme wars
Documents obtained after a long FOIA battle reveal “behind-the-scenes maneuvers and long-standing connections between the scientists’ group and government officials”…
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Medicare data shows dangerous prescribing habits, lack of oversight
ProPublica’s Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein and Jennifer LaFleur, in an analysis of Medicare prescription records, found that “some doctors and…
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Reclassification impacts access to health care for millions of rural older adults
Back in January, the FCC announced $400 million in funding for creating and expanding rural broadband networks to support telemedicine…
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New tip sheet breaks down how ACA applies to immigrants
We’ve posted a tip sheet from the National Immigration Law Center on how the Affordable Care Act affects immigrants. They…
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Keep caveats in mind when writing about climbing premiums, Health Policy
Insurers are beginning to file their rate requests and, naturally, they are beginning to generate headlines as well as more…