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Public records
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After 5-year FOIA fight, documents show ties between researchers, officials in Lyme wars
Documents obtained after a long FOIA battle reveal “behind-the-scenes maneuvers and long-standing connections between the scientists’ group and government officials”…
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CMS unveils dataset on top hospital discharge payments
The public can now compare hospital-specific charges for the top 100 most frequently billed discharges at the 3000+ hospitals across…
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Join today’s webinar on newly released hospital cost data
The federal government released data today showing what hospitals across the country charge Medicare for the same treatment or procedure.…
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Pa. bill would require disclosure of food stamp purchases
A Pennsylvania congressman last week filed a bill that would require retailers to report which items are bought with food…
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Drugs remain on market despite fraudulent research; FDA withholds information
Despite concluding that a drug research lab’s violations “were so ‘egregious,’ and pervasive that studies conducted there between April 2005…
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Journalists call on USDA to release food stamp information
The Association of Health Care Journalists, along with six other journalism and open-government groups, has called on the U.S. Department…
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Online hospital inspection reports open door to power reporting #ahcj13
Any reporter who has sought public records from the feds knows the practical nightmare that is the Freedom of Information…
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Panel will discuss newly released 990 data on hospitals #ahcj13
AHCJ has just released a new trove of information from GuideStar on the finances of nonprofit U.S. hospitals. This information –…
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Roundtable gives journalists chance to share tips on open access #ahcj13
Do your sources ask for email interviews or quote approval? Are press relations officers listening in on your interviews? The…
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LA Times: While board investigates, doctors’ ‘reckless prescribing’ kills
By zeroing in on one particular type of dangerous physician behavior, known as “reckless prescribing,” Los Angeles Times reporters Lisa…