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insurance companies
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3 tips for digging into insurance companies and finding stories
As health insurers continue to expand, it’s essential journalists feel empowered to cover them and understand how they do business.
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Report: Calif. hospital chain profited from ER admissions
After months of investigation and updates, California Watch reporters Christina Jewett and Stephen K. Doig have unleashed their full report…
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Reform opponents got millions from industry
Caitlin Ginley, of the Center for Public Integrity, used data from the National Institute on Money in State Politics to…
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Reporter uncovers $86 million from insurers to fight reform
The flow of money into politics in general, and Health Policy in particular, has been thoroughly opaque this election season,…
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Why California hospitals can charge so much
California hospitals, especially those in the Bay Area, seem to be able to set prices with impunity, a fact we…
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Report cards and rankings for 227 HMOs
The National Committee for Quality Assurance, a nonprofit health plan accreditation organization, has unleashed its annual ranking of private health…
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CPI: Insurers prepare $20 mil lobbying effort
On the Center for Public Integrity’s PaperTrail blog, Peter Stone reports that five of biggest insurers in America are preparing…
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New rules affect patients’ insurance appeals
Kaiser Health News’ Phil Galewitz and Michelle Andrews have an update on health care reform implementation, pointing out that new…
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Why insurers care about the medical-loss ratio
The Wall Street Journal‘s Avery Johnson explains the significance of the “medical-loss ratio,” a single metric within the reform bill…
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Healthcare.gov coming July 1
KHN’s Phil Galewitz previews the July 1 launch of a federal website he says “will give consumers a list of…