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veterans
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What to watch on the health IT front as Congress considers Trump’s proposed budget
President Trump’s proposed budget calls for steep cuts to health and human services programs. The biggest headlines highlight potential dramatic…
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CEO’s predictions about health IT offers some guidance for reporters
Can technology save us? It’s among several questions on a lot of people’s minds these days. Can technology save us…
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Update on VA response to wait times recalls Shulkin’s #AHCJ16 comments
In a conversation with Renee Montagne on Morning Edition last week, David Shulkin, undersecretary for Health at the Department of…
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Media can make a difference in veterans’ health, #AHCJ16 panelists say
The irony was hard not to notice. For more than an hour, an expert panel addressed a roomful of journalists…
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Vietnam veterans fight for coverage of illnesses that might be Agent Orange-related
ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein and Terry Parris Jr., with The Virginian-Pilot’s Mike Hixenbaugh, have been covering the impact of Agent Orange…
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VA official addresses journalists in wake of critical article #AHCJ16
David Shulkin, M.D., undersecretary of health for the Department of Veterans Affairs, faced two challenges at his Newsmaker Briefing on…
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Planning for AHCJ’s annual conference with an eye on disparities
Think of Cleveland, as a health reporter, and your first thought jump to the Cleveland Clinic, the group of well-known…
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Panel looks to Medicaid as possible housing partner to boost health
Is housing a prescription for better health for the poor? And, if so, who pays for it? That was the…
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VA secretary addresses some of department’s challenges #ahcj15
More than 140 journalists at Health Journalism 2015 gathered early Friday to hear Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald – and to…
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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…