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Where to get more answers about COVID-19
There are still many unknowns about the COVID-19 outbreak, which as of February 26, has sickened more than 81,000 people…
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Covering crowdsourced medical bills: Don’t skip these important questions
You’ve all seen the GoFundMe and other crowdsourcing campaigns for health care, on social media or elsewhere. They are probably…
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Tip sheet on covering alcohol highlights do’s, don’ts and story ideas
Every day, stories about the U.S. opioid epidemic appear in daily newsfeeds, and rightly so: they are responsible for two…
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Covering alcohol and drinking responsibly
Deaths related to alcohol – about 88,000 a year – exceed overdose deaths from all other drugs combined, including opioids.…
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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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