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hhs
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For successful information requests, be familiar with guidelines for HHS public affairs staff
A year ago, AHCJ’s Right to Know Committee brokered an appeals process with the leadership of the Department of Health…
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HHS faces daunting challenge in moving away from fee-for-service payment
Finally, we may be seeing the beginning of the end of fee-for-service payment. In an announcement Monday, the federal Department…
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AHCJ, HHS officials address appeal process for inadequate responses by PIOs
Reporters facing unreasonable delays or inadequate responses from media officials at an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and…
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Sullivan shares experiences with racism, the early days of AIDS and serving under George H.W. Bush #ahcj14
Louis Sullivan, M.D., recounted his decades of service to medicine to attendees of Health Journalism 2014 on Thursday at the…
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Two new resources offer myriad story ideas
The recently released 2014 work plan sets up how the Inspector General’s office of U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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HHS releases enrollment numbers for marketplaces
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the much-anticipated numbers for the first month of enrollment in…
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Getting past gatekeepers to cover research requires strategy
So you have a great medical study to cover – interesting topic, compelling results. All you need is an interview…
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HHS investigative unit set to lose hundreds of staff
Despite the Obama administration’s focus on cutting health care costs and fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid systems, the office…
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99 things on the health care reform to-do list, the otter edition
For some Friday fun … Sarah Kliff did a blog post for The Washington Post’s Wonkblog on “99 things” that…
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HHS gives some states flexibility in decisions on health insurance exchanges
A headline in The New York Times recently confused some people – initially including me. “States Will Be Given Extra…