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Government
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Immigrant health gets spotlight at workshop
More than 50 journalists gathered at AHCJ’s fall workshop in San Antonio to understand and better report stories on the…
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State countdown: Fate of exchanges after elections
Just days after the November elections, states will have to make final (or reasonably final) decisions about whether they are…
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Resources break down candidates’ views on health care, what matters to voters
Here are two more resources before the presidential debate and the final weeks of trying to untangle the health policy…
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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.…