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Grad student reviews the value of AHCJ conferences
Hello! My name is Catherine, and I am a graduate student researcher for the Association of Health Care Journalists. I…
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Background on the dental therapist movement to aid your reporting
Michigan recently become the latest state to approve the use of midlevel dental providers – dental therapists – as part…
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Do consumers benefit when health insurers own providers?
Whenever a major merger is announced in health care, the parties routinely tout the benefits for consumers, saying costs will…
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Aging in place panelists explore what’s working to keep seniors living at home
Almost every older adult — about 90% according to AARP — will tell you that they want to remain in…
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Panel to look at challenges of fighting superbugs
Since antibiotics were widely introduced in the mid 1940’s, scientists warned of microbes’ innate ability to evolve and develop resistance.…
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2019 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Five journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Experts discuss the cost of the Health Policy wars
In the previous post we talked about the two related but distinct health care cost crises – out-of-pocket burdens on…
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2019 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selectedÂ
Five journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Community health centers expand beyond primary care
America’s first community health centers opened their doors in 1965 and the system has been growing ever since. Today, about…
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Community health centers increasingly go beyond primary care
Factors including the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the expansion of Medicaid in a number of states have…
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