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Reporter chases down cost of new tax break for investor-owned hospitals
Carla K. Johnson When Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a tax break for investor-owned hospitals last spring, there…
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Finding information on medical costs
Cost is an important aspect of covering research, especially if you’re covering a study of a drug or medical device.…
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Primer on Social Security
Bob Rosenblatt Entitlement reform. Everyone seems to think that it’s inevitable, now that the elections are over. Two big targets…
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The good and bad: How an immigrant’s health can change
While immigrants often bring with them some health-related disadvantages, such as poverty and a lack of health insurance, plenty of…
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Over the border and into the maw of the machine
Immigrants face untold dangers on the job. They are more likely than native-born Americans to work in hazardous occupations, such…
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Demographics and determinants: A portrait of immigrants and immigrant health
The San Antonio workshop keynote presentation covering population change and racial/ethnic diversity, immigrants and immigrant diversity and the immigrant health…
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Mapping immigrant data for health stories
The rich collection of Census data include key geographic information ideal for mapping. Combine Google tools with data to create…
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Immigrant Health and the Affordable Care Act
The wide-ranging Affordable Care Act has many provisions that touch on issues important to immigrants, both documented and undocumented. Many…
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Using Census and other data in immigrant health stories
This hands-on session showcased data sources on the demographics of immigrants, both nationally and in your community, and walked through…
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Covering the anti-aging movement
Arlene Weintraub The term “anti-aging” often conjures up visions of L’Oréal face creams and Botox, but today’s anti-aging industry encompasses…