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Increased scrutiny of health care credit cards continues
Dental patients can face tough choices when figuring out how to pay for costly services not covered by insurance. In…
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Proposed federal budget filled with cuts to programs benefiting older Americans
The Trump Administration’s proposed $4.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2021 features plenty of reductions to spending for Medicare, Medicaid and…
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Facing increased scrutiny, PBMs will press case before High Court
The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a case that pits two groups on opposite sides of the debate…
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Are hospitals training staff to adequately treat delirium in older adults?
Hospitalized older adults who take atypical, or second-generation, antipsychotics for delirium were at increased risk of death from cardiopulmonary arrest,…
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Infectious disease rates rising with opioid epidemic
As the opioid crisis has continued to plague the nation, a less-reported story for journalists to consider is the surging…
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As ACA turns 10, some top supporters look back
With the 10th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act approaching next month (March 23), I want to flag this video…
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Freelancers start national group to oppose independent contractor legislation
Spurred to action after the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act passed the House on Feb. 6, a group…
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Ohio journalists pave the way for reporters covering pharmacy benefit managers
One lesson some health care journalists have learned in recent years is that the nation’s pharmacy benefit management system is…
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Is U.S. health system ready for increase in COVID-19 cases?
As expectations grow that many more cases of COVID-19 coronavirus may be identified in the U.S. in the coming weeks,…
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Journalism groups ask candidates to take a stand on press freedoms
Will the next president respect the rights of a free press? It’s a question vital to democracy, yet rarely posed…
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