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Study: Middle-income elders face housing and health care squeeze
The number of middle-income seniors age 75 and older is projected to nearly double over the next decade and likely…
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Speaker spotlight: Brawley to discuss health disparities, cancer
Occasionally doctors are apt to make claims, especially when money is involved, that are not based in science or fact.…
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Reporter drew on life experience to report on inadequate prison dental care
Keri Blakinger Much remains unknown about the oral health status of more than two million incarcerated Americans, but research suggests…
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Panel will offer state perspectives on ACA’s status
The Trump administration has given states a great deal of flexibility on health care and the Affordable Care Act. What…
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Wearing all those hats and getting the story at the conference
If you’ve followed our earlier tip sheet for preparing to cover a medical conference ahead of time, you’ll already be…
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Advocates for dental therapists launch partnership
A new initiative launched by grassroots and tribal organizations aims to accelerate efforts to bring dental therapists to millions of…
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Grad student reviews the value of AHCJ conferences
Hello! My name is Catherine, and I am a graduate student researcher for the Association of Health Care Journalists. I…
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Background on the dental therapist movement to aid your reporting
Michigan recently become the latest state to approve the use of midlevel dental providers – dental therapists – as part…
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Do consumers benefit when health insurers own providers?
Whenever a major merger is announced in health care, the parties routinely tout the benefits for consumers, saying costs will…
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Aging in place panelists explore what’s working to keep seniors living at home
Almost every older adult — about 90% according to AARP — will tell you that they want to remain in…
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