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Dental therapist tells of treating patients in remote Alaska
Conan Murat, one of Alaska’s first dental health aide therapists, provides a first-person perspective on providing oral health care to…
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New data breaks down who uses hospice care
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization just issued a new report on trends in hospice care use in 2011…
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What really happens if hospitals lose ‘critical access’ status?
In rural areas, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services designates more than 1,300 hospitals as being “critical access…
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Demand for home-based health care expected to rise
In what seems like typical Washington double-speak, home health care is being held up by policy makers as an ideal…
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‘Critical access’ designation may be in danger for hospitals in your area
David Wahlberg In rural areas, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services designates more than 1,300 hospitals as being…
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Tools help reporters follow tax dollars that fund medical research
Why did the chicken cross the road? We’ve never known, but we may soon find out thanks to a United…
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‘Story behind the story’ of insurance cancellations worth reporting
Canceled health insurance policies are in the news for good reason. When health plans cancel policies, consumers immediately believe they…
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What we know – and a bit of what we don’t – about HealthCare.gov
I’m not particularly tech savvy but, one month into the HealthCare.gov website mess, here’s some of what I think we…
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Senate committee brings together cross-disciplinary aging researchers
Leaders of some of the top aging research programs in the U.S. discussed the challenges and frustrations surrounding aging research…
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Health care quality study: Good news, bad news and in between
Health plans had poor results last year on reducing the use of antibiotics and on ensuring that chemically dependent patients…
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