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Government
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Emails show Texas council’s disregard for EPA regs
Thanks to an order from the Texas Attorney General, Mark Greenblatt, of KHOU-Houston, obtained emails (2-page PDF) which demonstrate the…
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Effort to make Medicare data public advances
The Dow Jones Company’s efforts to make Medicare data public took a step forward yesterday with a U.S. magistrate recommending…
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Kenen suggests topics for regional, local Medicaid stories
My last blog post was on coverage of Medicaid, and we’ve just posted a tip sheet about it, pointing out…
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Laser spine clinics use Internet search ads to push unproven, costly treatment
Bloomberg’s David Armstrong has put together an investigation of a simple, effective and dubious new business formula, one which begins…
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Herald reports on failures of assisted living system
The Miami Herald‘s yearlong “Neglected to Death” series on abuse and violations in assisted living facilities is expansive, but I…
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Hoban compares N.C. mental health system to other states
WUNC’s Rose Hoban took advantage of an AHCJ fellowship to create far-reaching series on what state and local governments are…
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Panelists suggest stories about Health Policy implementation
By Sue Pondrom Independent journalist There are three key aspects for journalists to watch as the Affordable Care Act moves…
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Berwick debuts website featuring health data
By Susan Jaffe, Independent Journalist From Health Journalism 2011 Journalists have a key role to play making health care safer…
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AHCJ joins objections to proposed cuts to federal transparency websites
All eyes are on the federal budget negotiations today, with most attention focused on whether or not an impasse will…
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Coverage of insurance exchanges needs context
During the past few days, I have read quite a bit of local coverage about health insurance exchanges from about …