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Government
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Resources for covering Hurricane Dorian and disaster preparedness
As Hurricane Dorian reaches closer to landfall in Florida or southern Georgia this weekend, we’ve updated our list of resources…
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Should a presidential candidate’s age matter?
If you’ve been watching the Democratic debates (and even if you haven’t), you know several candidates running for president in…
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In FOIA decision, Supreme Court rules that food stamp data is confidential
In a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Monday, justices ruled that data on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),…
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Oops! That ‘Open Door Forum’ won’t be off the record after all
Reporters were taken aback on Monday when they received an invitation to a national phone call billed as an “Open…
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What does the partial government shutdown mean for older adults?
The federal government has been in partial shutdown mode since Dec. 21 – meaning it’s been nearly a full month…
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Newspaper’s suit over food stamp data headed to Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case brought eight years ago by a South Dakota newspaper asserting…
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How are ACA’s quality measures affecting health care?
On a recent What the Health podcast, where I’m a frequent guest, we took some listeners’ questions. One was about…
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More than 80 attend D.C. chapter’s eighth annual holiday party
The eighth annual holiday party for the Washington, D.C., chapter of the Association of Health Care Journalists hosted reporters alongside…
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Former CMS leader discusses vulnerable populations, drug pricing and a health journalist he admires
Don Berwick is a former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under President Obama. Berwick’s long…
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Passage of Dental Health Act a rare act of bipartisanship
The Action for Dental Health Act of 2018 has been described as a modest piece of legislation. But supporters have…