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Washington’s “adult homes” have less regulation, more neglect
After analyzing 4,703 death certificates of folks who died at adult homes during a five-year span, The Seattle Times‘ Michael…
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HHS publishes insurance prices, Consumer Reports explains reform
The first big wave of health care reform implementation has brought with it a mini-boom in consumer-oriented explainer sites and…
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Why Detroit’s emergency services are lagging
The Detroit News‘ Charlie LeDuff tried to figure out his city’s abysmal ambulance response times, and had a tough time…
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Canadian government obstructs journalists’ access
Writing in Nature News, Kathryn O’Hara celebrates Right to Know Week by declaring that “the information policies of Conservative Prime…
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FDA, device makers, patient advocates lock horns
In MedPage Today, Joyce Frieden breaks down the FDA’s day-long town hall meeting that brought together device makers, federal officials…
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Get up to speed on Sept. 23 insurance changes
Start with this primer from the AP’s Carla K. Johnson, an AHCJ board member. The big lesson is that you’ll…
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CMS failed to report disciplined providers
ProPublica’s Marian Wang reports that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “essentially undermined” HHS efforts to create a national…
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Reporters urged to insist on response from federal agencies
When the FDA would offer only “no comment” on a notorious incident last summer, Felice J. Freyer, a medical writer…
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The real challenge for Italian health care
Changes are on tap for the Italian health care system. Standard health care costs will be defined, which means determining…
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VA pays for Agent Orange-related illnesses despite lack of evidence
Hundreds of thousands of Vietnam veterans are being compensated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for illnesses the agency says…