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costs
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Fellowship allows journalist to dig into what drives oncologists out of private practice
Any health care journalist covering the business side of physician practices knows that doctors in private practice often struggle. Health…
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A look at how states are addressing balance billing abuses
We’ve all read about patients who were careful to choose an in-network doctor or hospital but still ended up with…
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Report says generic drugs are a Wild West of pricing
New research finds that changing retail prices for generic drugs could hit some consumers hard, while others may benefit from…
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Proposal would change how hospitals bill for services after acquiring physician groups
When health policy experts talk about ways to improve how Medicare and commercial health plans pay for care, they often…
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Return to McAllen illustrates changes ACA has brought to health care system
In June 2009, Atul Gawande wrote an influential New Yorker article, about the community of McAllen, Texas, which has some…
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Eight-part series on hepatitis C finds unique moment in an epidemic
While working on a documentary about opioid addiction, Kristin Espeland Gourlay, the health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio, discovered…
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Report: States fail to provide cost-saving dental procedure to children
Dental sealants have been proven to protect children’s teeth from tooth decay. Yet many states are lagging in efforts to…
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Medicare ‘doc fix,’ passed by House, shifts some costs to seniors
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2 on Thursday, a bill that would prevent an automatic cut of 21…
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Breaking down restaurant fees the way hospitals do
It’s not often that we can tell you something about health care prices and also make you laugh … but…
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Interested in payment reform? Mark your calendar for these events
If you cover health care payment reform, then you know that health insurers, states, and the Medicare program are all…