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Mining the Census for Health Reporting
Ronald Campbell, of The Orange County Register, offers a number of story ideas and tips on reporting them. Among the…
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Seven ideas to cover health exchanges before the rollout
Katie McCrimmon Katie Kerwin McCrimmon, a reporter for HealthPolicySolutions.org in Colorado, shares some important story ideas and questions, as well as background…
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AHCJ contest opens for submissions of 2013 work
Entries for the 2013 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism are now being accepted. The awards recognize the best health reporting…
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Employers use self-funded insurance to avoid ACA mandate
Joseph Burns Seeking to avoid the employer mandate of the Affordable Care Act, many small employers are pursuing self-funded health…
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Tapping the holy grail of hospital data
Charles Ornstein California journalists are lucky to have the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development. Despite its bureaucratic and…
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Covering pediatric dental benefits
Chad Terhune Pediatric dental benefits are among the 10 essential health benefits included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But…
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Beyond premiums: Five things to know about health care costs in the exchanges
Arielle Levin Becker There’s been a lot of interest lately in how much it will cost to buy a health…
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Board names officers to two-year terms
The AHCJ board of directors elected a new set of officers for 2013-15 to take their seats this week. Karl…
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2013 class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows chosen
Eight journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Poor oversight of Medicaid managed care programs takes toll on patients
Jenni Bergal When Kaiser Health News hired Jenni Bergal as a freelance contractor, she was given only one assignment: Write…