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medicaid
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HealthCare.gov issues affect Medicaid enrollment
Here’s another HealthCare.gov problem – and a workaround – that haven’t gotten much attention. People can apply for Medicaid (traditional or expanded)…
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Seniors lacking in dental care according to state-by-state scorecard
Judi Kanne, a registered nurse and freelance writer for Georgia Health News took a look at dental care for seniors…
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History gives perspective to changes in health care system
While most of us are focused on the opening of the insurance marketplaces on Tuesday, Catherine Hollander, in the National Journal,…
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Series explains Health Policy through people’s stories
The Tennessean recently ran a six-part series by Tom Wilemon, who was a 2012-13 AHCJ Regional Health Journalism Fellow, showing the faces…
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New concepts, resources added to oral health core topic pages
Recent updates to AHCJ’s oral health core curriculum pages include explanations of home care and prevention of gum disease, including…
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Medicaid kids getting more dental treatment; report has state-by-state breakdown
In spite of the numbers of Medicaid children rising steeply between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of them making it…
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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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New tip sheet breaks down how ACA applies to immigrants
We’ve posted a tip sheet from the National Immigration Law Center on how the Affordable Care Act affects immigrants. They…
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R.I. program provides care outside hospitals in effort to reduce ER use
Using community health workers to work with frequent emergency room visitors is showing some success in reducing ER use. The…
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States yank dental benefits, leaving low-income adults in hole
The photo of the man sitting in a dental chair, cradling his hurting face, drew me right into the San…