Helpful Links
Explore a collection of hand-selected, valuable links for health care journalists.
Helpful Links
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Federal agencies
Veterans Rural Health Resource Centers: This is an excellent starting point for any reporter covering the health of older veterans…
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- Health Policy
Federal budget
Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid: This is a data book that is an updated, joint initiative of MACPAC…
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- Medical Studies
Following funding of medical research
Looking for how much a particular procedure, test or service should cost? The Healthcare Bluebook offers consumers an opportunity to…
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- Health Equity
Food Environment
The Alliance to End Hunger This umbrella nonprofit group aims to end hunger by encouraging diverse set of organizations to…
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- Insurance
For-profit companies
Insure.com is a for-profit resource for consumers seeking information on home, health, and auto insurance and guidance on how to…
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- Insurance
Foundations
Although the nation’s health care foundations may serve many different fields, such as health services, policy research, and public health,…
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- Health Equity
Fundamental causes of health disparities
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has a lot of content and resources dedicated to social determinants of health. It includes…
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Geriatrics
There are a couple of studies focusing on super-aging problems: Emily Rogalski, Ph.D., assistant research professor, Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s…
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Global aging
Chinese Aging Studies at the RAND Center for the Study of Aging facilitates collaborative research with Chinese scholars on issues of…
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- Infectious Diseases
Global health resources
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) An alliance to finance and coordinate the development of new vaccines to prevent and…
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- Health Equity
Global issues
Climate Change 101 (PDF) A primer of what is happening to the earth’s climate and what it means for our…
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- International
Global Resources
These resources can enable journalists to find information. To contribute additional sources or suggest a relevant health topic, send a…
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- Health Policy
Government agencies/commissions
Congressional Budget Office: The CBO is the official “scorer” – or estimator – of legislation. The website has a huge…
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- Health IT
Government resources
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency – Agency that works with partners to defend against cyber threats and build a more…
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- Insurance
Government sites
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission. MACPAC is a non-partisan agency that is part of the legislative branch of…
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- Medical Studies
Guides to reporting
Tips for interviewing people with disabilities: Covering medical studies often means interviewing people who live with conditions discussed in a study.…
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- Medical Studies
Hazard ratios
Though highly technical and not for the layperson, this journal article, Hazard Ratio in Clinical Trials, offers a deep dive…
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Health care costs
AboutHealthTransparency.org is a nonprofit website that publishes resources and news about health care price transparency. In addition to tracking health…
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Health care costs and pricing
The Center for State Rx Drug Pricing. This center is a division of the National Academy for State Health Policy…
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Health care-associated infections
Antimicrobial stewardship toolkits Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released a set of toolkits to improve antibiotic stewardship in acute…
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- Health Policy
Health insurance exchanges
The National Academy of State Health Policy The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP) is a nonpartisan resource that…
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- Health Policy
Health policy issues
Health Economics Briefs from Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics has a new ACA Impact…
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Healthcare Equality Index (HEI)
The Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBT benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities’ policies and practices related to…
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Healthy aging
White House Conference on Aging Policy Brief: Healthy Aging is the first of what will be several upcoming briefs on…
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- COVID-19
HIPAA
Journalists’ guide to HIPAA during COVID-19: Reporters and news organizations seeking information related to the COVID-19 pandemic have frequently been…
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- Health Equity
History and Background
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention maintains a Health Equity portal where users can sign up for the…
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- Infectious Diseases
History and background
“Issue Brief Series: Vector-borne Diseases (impact on children)” is a brief overview of examples of vector-borne diseases, determinants and intervention…
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- Aging
HIV/AIDS and aging
Coronavirus, COVID-19, and Considerations for People Living with HIV and LGBTQIA People The AIDS Institute National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness…
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Home health care
How States Use American Rescue Plan Act Funds to Strengthen Home and Community-Based Service Workforce. An interactive map from the…
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- Aging
Hospice and palliative care
Hospice Medicare Margins: Analysis of Patient and Hospice Characteristics, Utilization, and Cost: Report prepared by the actuarial and consulting firm…
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- Aging
Hospice Care in America 2013
An annual overview from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), with facts and figures, of important trends in…
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- Health Policy
Hospital consolidation
The American Hospital Association sees hospital mergers and consolidation as a benefit to both patients and communities. Their resource on…
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- Aging
Hospital utilization
CMS Data Brief: Sharp Reductions in Avoidable Hospitalizations Among LTC Facility Residents — Between 2010 and 2015, the hospitalization rate…
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- Aging
Hospitalizations: Age 85 and older
Many Older Americans Do Not Receive the Recommended Home Health Care After Hospitalization issue brief. This joint Lerner Center for Public Health…
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- Aging
Housing
Independent Living Homeadvisor.com hosted an aging in place forum to discuss remodeling and design ideas and released the results of…
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- Medical Studies
Immunization/vaccines
The webpage for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) provides information on upcoming meetings, specific vaccine working groups, a…
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- Health Equity
Implications for Medical Practice
State Health Equity Toolkit | DNPAO Trends in Unmet Need for Physician and Preventive Services in the United States, 1998-2017…
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Income
The Elder Index – a tool from the National Council on Aging that looks at the true cost of how…
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- Health Equity
Indicators
Life expectancy, levels of disability and mental health, prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, immunisation rates, and the proportion of people…
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- Health IT
Industry groups
International Medical Device Regulators Forum – Group working to accelerate international medical device regulatory processes Medical Device Innovation Consortium –…
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Innovations
“Evidence tracker” – evaluating delivery system and payment reform: The Kaiser Family Foundation has a new (as of November 2017) “Evidence…
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- Medical Studies
Interpreting graphs
“How to Interpret Figures in Reports of Clinical Trials” Looking at a graph you don’t understand? This article from the BMJ explains…
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- Aging
Isolation/loneliness
Social Isolation and Loneliness in older adults — The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) consensus reports that…
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Issue briefs
The Alliance for Health Reform publishes “The Sourcebook: Essentials of Health Policy.” Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the…
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- Health Equity
Journalism
Tips for interviewing people with disabilities: Covering medical studies often means interviewing people who live with conditions discussed in a…
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- Firearm Violence
Journalism Groups
The Association for Gun Violence ReportersA nonprofit under The Philadelphia Center for Gun Violence Reporting that connects reporters covering gun…
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- Health IT
Journals and news sources
Telemedicine and e-Health Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare Becker’s Health IT STAT’s Health Tech section Healthcare IT News Healthcare IT…
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- Infectious Diseases
Key articles
“Pandemic threat: Is the world ready for another outbreak?,” June 2017 In a 24-page report for CQ Researcher, Bara Vaida…
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Law Firms
BakerHostetler: This firm provides legal services in business law and employment law and offers health law updates via email Epstein Becker…
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Legal resources
National Center on Law and Elder rights: NCLER works to strengthen the legal services delivery system for older adults through trainings,…
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community (LGBT)
Coronavirus, COVID-19, and Considerations for People Living with HIV and LGBTQIA People Public Attitudes Toward Aging Sexual and Gender Minorities…
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LGBT health
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Stylebook has free English- and Spanish-language style books to help reporters understand issues related…
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Long-term care
National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study (NPALS) — From the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. This ongoing study monitors trends…
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Longevity
National Academy of Medicine, Global Roadmap for Healthy Longevity — new report says healthy longevity is the state in which…
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Longevity gene
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Longevity Genes Project Barshop Institute for Aging and Longevity Studies at University of Texas, San…
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- Health IT
MACRA
Understanding MACRA (AMA) CMS factsheet on MACRA AAFP factsheet on MACRA Health Affairs Issue Brief on MACRA
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- Health Equity
Maternal health
With all of the coverage of the dire outcomes black women experience in childbirth, this online tool from the California…
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- Health Equity
Measuring the Problem
Peterson-Kaiser health system tracker Data comparing US social determinants of health with other countries. Data as of February 2016. Rural…
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- Medical Studies
Media coverage
Tracking deaths in police custody: For an excellent article on the problems with tracking police-caused deaths each year, this Five Thirty…
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Media Ethics in Covering Outbreaks
How to be a Responsible Journalist When Covering Ebola: Guidelines from the Society of Professional Journalists. Media Messages and Perceptions…
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Median cost of long-term care data table
Genworth Financial updated their tables to reflect the median cost of long-term care by state, and by type as of…
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Medicaid
The National Governors Association has a guide to Medicaid waivers. Many states are overhauling aspects of their Medicaid program as…
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- Infectious Diseases
Medical journals & research
Eurosurveillance A European peer-reviewed scientific journal devoted to the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases, with a focus…
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Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare Trends and Recommendations: a summary and analysis of nearly 42,000 questions and issues posed through the Medicare Rights Center’s…
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Medication management and adherence
Medication Mangement and Adherence for Older People – a report from the Visiting Nurse Service of New York Center for…
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Membership organization
America’s Essential Hospitals said in 2021 that it represents 325 member hospitals and health systems providing a substantial volume of care…
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Mental Health
Carter Center mental health journalism fellows have been reporting on the mental health impact of COVID-19. You’ll find here their…
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Middle Eastern Resources
These resources can enable journalists to find information. To contribute additional sources or suggest a relevant health topic, send a…
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Model legislation (NAIC)
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) draws up model legislation for states on health plans. Review exposure drafts and recommendations…
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Multicultural Aging
The National Caucus & Center on Black Aging Inc. Minority aging facts: According to the Administration on Community Living (ACL) Racial…
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Neighborhoods
How Neighborhoods Affect the Health and Well-Being of Older Americans: A 2017 report from the Population Reference Bureau summarizes recent…
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Neighborhoods and Social Networks
Quantification of Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health in the Continental United States How do social determinants of health vary across…
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- COVID-19
News Reports
General news No Race or Religion Can Prevent Coronavirus – Don’t Fall for these Hoaxes. (The Poynter Institute, Feb. 27)…
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- COVID-19
Newsletters
Tulane Outbreak Daily is a round up of coronavirus news, clinical considerations, the latest counts of cases, survellance headlines, international…
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Nonprofit organizations
IPRO is a nonprofit health care assessment and quality improvement organization that uses clinical expertise, technology and data to help…
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- Health Policy
Nonprofit organizations
The Center on Health Insurance Reform (CHIR) has curated a collection of reports on state efforts to open public option…
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- Aging
Nursing homes
Skilled Nursing Services Payment System – from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, (MedPAC), an independent congressional agency established which advises…
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Nutrition
AARP fact sheet This fact sheet from AARP provides some basic stats about hunger among the 50 population. It’s a…
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Observation status
Medicare Observation Status Toolkit from the Center for Medicare Advocacy: created to help beneficiaries, families, advocates and providers understand and…
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- Aging
Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015
The National Academy on Aging offers a summary of this legislation, which reauthorizes the Older Americans Act of 1965, a…
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Oral health
“Oral Health: An Essential Element of Healthy Aging” – The Gerontological Society of America has dedicated an entire issue of…
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Organizations
Institute for Healthcare Improvement Patient safety information, including a toolkit and relevant upcoming events. World Health Organization: On Sept. 17,…
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Organizations and Experts
Yale New Haven Health has launched Media Briefs, an editorial page providing journalists with health care news and insights through…
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- Health Policy
Organizations with a viewpoint
The Galen Institute aggregates conservative, free-market oriented, reports and commentary at ObamaCareWatch.org. It also has information about policy proposals from…
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- Health Policy
Other resources
HAI and Antibiotic Prevalence Use Survey Most US hospitals will never see a case of Ebola, but they face other…
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Overtreatment and screening guidelines
Choosing Wisely® is a campaign by the American Board of Internal Medicine to help physicians and patients engage in conversations to…
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Overuse of care
Too much of a good thing? Overuse of health care: A March 2018 University of Michigan national survey on healthy…
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Payment methods
The Urban Institute and the Catalyst for Payment Reform have put out a guide to common new payment methods (capitation,…
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Peer review
Although written specifically for early career researchers, the Sense About Science guide “Peer review: the nuts and bolts” (pdf here)…
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Peer-reviewed journals
In April 2021, the American College of Physicians and the American Heart Association formed a partnership to launch a new…
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Performance
National Quality Forum: The ABCs of measuring performance. The NQF certifies quality measures. Here is an overview.
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Physical activity
Physical Activity Snapshots of 131 Countries: The Global Observatory for Physical Activity (GoPA!), a council of physical activity researchers has…
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Population trends
Gauging Aging: Mapping the Gaps Between Expert and Public Understanding of Aging in America: A breakdown of what experts know, what…
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Premium assistance
Section 1115 of the Social Security Act gives the secretary of Health and Human Services authority to approve experimental, pilot,…
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- COVID-19
Preparedness
Allocation of Commercially Available Remdesivir by Jurisdiction: HHS’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response oversees the allocation…
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- COVID-19
Preprints
NewsRx, a journalism and research technology company, offers an RSS feed dedicated to COVID-19 preprints. The feed is updated every…
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Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs)
Safe Practice Recommendations for Safer Opioid Prescribing Strategies to improve technology in the clinical setting, such as EHRs, to reduce…
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Prescription drugs
AARP Report: Rx Price Watch — this June 2019 analysis found the prices of widely used specialty prescription drugs grew…
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