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Reporting on how, why hospital superusers account for bulk of health-care spending
Tim Darragh Tim Darragh, when he was with The Morning Call, of Allentown, Pa., reported and wrote a four-day series of…
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Tips for covering efforts to establish licensing for dental therapists
Rosalie Rayburn A bill in New Mexico would establish a licensing and practicing framework for midlevel oral health providers in…
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How a secretive committee recommends how much physicians should be paid
Journalists Dan Keating and Peter Whoriskey of The Washington Post explain how a secretive committee of doctors makes decisions about…
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Figuring out the politics of patient harm
Michael L. Millenson Patient safety is a critically important topic for health care journalists. Yet collecting the data needed to…
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Covering the soda tax in Berkeley and San Francisco
Tom Lochner In the weeks leading up to the Nov. 4 elections, Tom Lochner covered the debate over soda tax…
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A personal journey with Alzheimer’s
Pieter Droppert Putting personal issues on public view can be tricky and even downright awkward for journalists. It is often…
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How two nodding women prompted a hard look at Florida’s elder guardianship system
Barbara Peters Smith This series that looks at the insular world of adult guardianship began for me more than two…
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For hospital infection rate story, Connecticut journalist cites the good with the bad
Lisa Chedekel Lisa Chedekel’s article on infection rates in Connecticut could serve as a template for any health care journalist…
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Putting a human face on Maryland’s unique all-payer system
Sarah Gantz Maryland is the only state with an “all-payer” hospital system – a system in which every health plan…
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Tips for covering scientific conferences
Mark Taylor How can journalists make the most of their time and energy when covering a scientific or professional conference?…