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Government
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Fla. database intended to stop prescription drug abuse is largely unused
After years of increasing scrutiny as it sat at what appeared to the epicenter of the national prescription painkiller abuse…
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State budget crises translate into cuts to oral health care
Medicaid dental benefits for poor adults often end up on the chopping block when states are facing hard times. While…
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Medicare gets the headlines but future of Social Security will affect seniors’ health
The future of Social Security isn’t commanding center stage in this election season. But it’s an important topic sure to…
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Reporter finds disciplined doctors among Department of Corrections staff
A number of medical professionals working for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections have “less-than-spotless pasts,” according to Oklahoman reporter Andrew…
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Health care watchdog agency provides ideas for stories in coming year
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has unveiled its FY 2013 OIG Work Plan , a blueprint for the…
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Forum on Medicaid expansion, previously closed to press, now open
For the past few days, AHCJ has been working with the Obama administration to resolve questions about whether reporters can…
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Your money or your life? Missouri town had to choose
On KBIA public radio, Jacob Fenston tells the story of a Missouri town faced with a brutal, impossibly high-stakes catch-22.…
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Potential stories about changes in health care delivery are abundant
Many of you probably saw the recent Sunday New York Times Magazine story about home- and community-based health care, called…
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Find evidence that insurers can – or can’t – rein in health care costs
Here’s a question that reporters on the aging beat should look into as the debate over Medicare rages on: Where’s…
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Candidates to answer questions on science, policy
President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney will answer a series of questions about science and related policy. The…