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New tip sheet explains ‘partial Medicaid expansion’ – and why it hasn’t happened (yet)
Since the Supreme Court ruling in 2012, states have been warring over whether or not to expand Medicaid. Now, some…
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Health journalists gather for annual holiday celebration
About 50 health care reporters from the Association of Health Care Journalists’ Washington, D.C., chapter gathered at FierceHealthcare last month…
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In-depth, personal reporting digs deep into consumer genetic testing
Tina Hesman Saey won second place in the Consumer/Feature (small) category of the 2018 AHCJ Awards for Excellence in Journalism…
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How are nursing homes doing when it comes to staffing? This tool helps you find out
Staffing is perhaps the most important factor in a nursing home resident’s quality of care and the ability to live…
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Maternal deaths among black women focus attention on the need for policy and payment reform
For the past several years, health care journalists have correctly focused on the rising rate of pregnancy-related mortality in the…
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Year-end wrap-up: What your colleagues are reading
We’re closing in on the end of the year and the inevitable annual lists. We thought this would be a…
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Understanding ‘partial Medicaid expansions’
The Affordable Care Act originally included Medicaid expansion in all states, but the Supreme Court, as part of the 2012…
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Freelance journalists sue California over new AB 5 law
Two of the leading national journalism organizations that serve freelance writers, editors, photographers and visual journalists filed a lawsuit on…
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Congress strikes taxes that helped pay for the ACA
Remember all those taxes and fees meant to pay for the Affordable Care Act? The ones that keep getting delayed,…
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New BMJ resource connects health journalists to established experts
The British Medical Association’s BMJ, one of the oldest and most respected family of medical journals, has launched a tool…
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