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Covering Health Policy and Obama’s proposed budget
President Obama has presented his budget proposal to Congress just days after a speech in which he vowed to reform…
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President’s corner: Look for opportunities to localize the debate on national Health Policy
Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ's board of directors, offers some ideas about how to cover health care reform, including tips…
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$150 billion of stimulus headed to health care
Dr. Robert Steinbrook broke down health care’s share of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – also known as the…
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Sealed Seroquel documents hearing is Thursday
A closely watched hearing will take place in a federal courtroom in Orlando, Fla., tomorrow [Thursday] over the extent to…
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First chapters of latest sourcebook are online
Confused about covering health issues? The Alliance for Health Policy, a nonprofit that bills itself as nonpartisan health policy education…
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Attorneys: Rule stifles nursing home accountability
Cindy Skrzycki reports in The Washington Post on the effects of a Bush administration rule classifying nursing home-related state inspectors…
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Grassley list keeps track of press coverage
Chuck Grassley is nothing if not media savvy. The senator from Iowa, who is the ranking Republican on the U.S.…
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AHCJ members part of new St. Louis health section
In an encouraging move, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch will be placing greater emphasis on health coverage with the planned launch…
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Stimulus initiative stirs up controversy
In the Los Angeles Times, Noam N. Levey reviews the controversy that broke out when President Obama included money in…
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Self-insured groups may encourage medical tourism
Joy Robertson looked into medical tourism and posted her findings on Ozarksfirst.com, the Web site of Springfield, Mo.-based stations KOLR…
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