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Get a jump on covering 50th anniversary of Medicare, Medicaid
The 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid is July 30. Over the years, these programs have evolved from basic safety…
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Angles, resources to consider when covering insurance discrimination
Health insurers focus so closely on the cost of care that they sometimes face charges that they discriminate against members…
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Health Journalism 2015 speaker presentations
List of panels for which there are tip sheets or presentations available from Health Journalism 2015.
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Finding solid steps to prevent disease in central California
Barbara Anderson When longtime health reporter Barbara Anderson’s editors presented her with a month-long, front-page opportunity, she knew she had…
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Dental hygienists working to expand their role in oral health
Millions of Americans are going without dental care. Some lack insurance or money to pay for services. Others are too…
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New AHCJ board seated for 2015-16
Jeanne Erdmann and Mary Shedden Jeanne Erdmann, an independent journalist based in Missouri, and Mary Shedden, editor of Health News…
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How Pittsburgh reporter localized the price variation story
When the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association published a report in January 2015 about the wide variation in the cost…
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How a fellowship helped one journalist cover the business of oncology
Lola Butcher I cover health policy and the business of health care for Oncology Times, a twice-monthly news magazine, and…
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When is it time to stop cancer screening in older people?
Alan Cassels In the U.S. there are frequent appeals for people to submit to regular cancer screening—whether it’s for colon,…
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Covering infant mortality’s grip in South Carolina
Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser Journalists Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina almost…