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CVS-Aetna merger approval raises questions about competition and drug costs
The merger of CVS Health, one of the nation’s largest pharmacy retailers, with third-largest health insurer Aetna has the potential…
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Fellows chosen for 2018 National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
A dozen journalists have been chosen for the 2018 class of the National Cancer Reporting Fellowships. AHCJ will be presenting…
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Digging into stakeholders’ comments for insight into AHPs
When Noam N. Levey was preparing to write about association health plans for The Los Angeles Times, he mined one…
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Military retiree dental program changes name and administrator
Participants in a dental benefit plan for U.S. military retirees will need to take action soon to hold onto coverage.…
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Award-winning journalist helps students dive deep into local elder abuse investigation
Tracy Breton Tracy Breton, a Pulitzer prize-winning investigative and legal affairs reporter at the Providence Journal for 40 years, and…
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Tips for telling the stories of rural hospital closures
Bram Sable-Smith, who spent a year doing in-depth reporting on an endangered rural hospital in Pemiscot County, Mo., as part…
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Keep this in mind when reporting on association health plans
One of the best ways to gauge the potential effect of a proposed rule is to review the comments that…
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Finding fresh ways to report on the rural hospital crisis
The United States is facing a rural hospital closure crisis. If you are a health reporter in a rural state,…
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Surprising conclusions in a study of racial, socioeconomic disparities in U.S. hospitals
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in outcomes among hospitalized patients? Don’t blame the hospitals, say the authors of this JAMA Network…
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How ‘outbreak culture’ can hinder infection control
As health officials in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo race to stop the spread of Ebola,…
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