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medicaid
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Ryan selection brings Medicare, Medicaid proposals to forefront
It’s time to bone up on Republican proposals for overhauling Medicare and Medicaid, and how they compare with the Democrat’s…
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Berwick reminds next class of doctors of their responsibility
Several weeks ago I got an email from a Democrat on the Hill that said, “This might make you cry,…
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Survey: Cost keeps Americans from visiting dentists
Three-quarters of American adults say they have good or very good oral health. The news is not so good for…
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Housing, economic crises affect seniors’ health; briefing on long-term care
Many of you may have focused on Alzheimer’s disease and AIDS in the past few weeks, with major international conferences…
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Satcher advocates midlevel dental providers to improve access to care
In 2000, then-Surgeon General David Satcher called national attention to “a silent epidemic” of oral diseases, afflicting America’s most vulnerable…
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Explaining the numbers behind the Medicaid expansion
One of the questions that I got from colleagues after AHCJ’s post-Supreme Court webcast was about the cutoff for expanded…
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Oral health care crisis in spotlight with documentary, web chat
Frontline and The Center for Public Integrity have investigated the flaws in the American oral health care system in a…
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Drug pricing, rebates to shift with Health Policy
Drug rebates aren’t the headline grabbing element of Health Policy; for some of us they are probably in the eye-glazing…
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Plenty of stories in how ACA could affect veterans’ health care
While preparing for a veterans health panel I moderated at the recent AHCJ conference in Atlanta, I remembered an article…
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Berwick shares thoughts on media coverage of health care, reform
Don Berwick has worked with reporters as part of his jobs at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and, most recently,…