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Report shows uninsured rate rises as 4 million lose coverage since 2016
The rate of working-age Americans who lack health insurance rose to 15.5 percent, up from 12.7 percent in 2016, according…
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Verma participates in first of promised series of ’roundtables’ with reporters
Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, held her first on-the-record, in-person meeting with reporters…
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Shining a light on communities through public information
In honor of Sunshine Week, AHCJ invited organizations devoted to government transparency to write about how their work can help…
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A week of instruction and inspiration on getting all the facts
It’s Sunshine Week! This annual celebration of access to public information offers seven days packed with panel discussions, workshops and…
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HHS secretary promises ‘open and transparent’ relationship with media
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar pledged in his first on-the-record press conference Tuesday that he will have an…
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Don’t be late to #AHCJ18: Program kicks off with D.C. pros revealing how they get their stories
One journalist’s deep-dive reporting paid off when she made it to an airport just in time to witness U.S. Health…
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Reporters struggle to learn the facts after only three get briefing on drug price proposals
When newly installed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar held one of his first meetings with the media on…
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AHCJ protests troubling incidents at HHS, calls on Azar to open the doors
AHCJ this week called on the new secretary of health and human services to hold frequent, open press conferences, and…
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CMS decides not to extend contract of consultant who threatened Modern Healthcare
The Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services has decided not to extend the contract of the communications consultant who threatened…
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A check-up on the status of the health exchanges
Remember when Sen. Susan Collins, Maine’s moderate Republican, predicated her vote for the Senate tax bill that included the repeal…