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The hits keep coming to ACA’s navigator service
The Trump administration earlier this month slashed funding for ACA navigators – a form of enrollment assistance – for the…
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Cut in Kentucky’s Medicaid dental benefits creates chaos for patients, providers
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin’s decision this month to cut dental and vision benefits for about 460,000 state Medicaid beneficiaries is…
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National study finds LGBT seniors face tougher old age
Aging and health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender baby boomers have often been ignored by services, policies and…
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Mississippi journalist’s reporting leads medical center to change billing practices
In April, Anna Wolfe, who covers health care for the Mississippi Clarion Ledger, started reporting on what appeared to be…
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Study looks at media coverage of water fluoridation efforts
Last fall, oral health advocates joined a successful push to save a city water fluoridation ordinance in Rugby, N.D. Meanwhile,…
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Verma defends cuts to navigators and halting risk adjustment payments
Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, was on defense on Thursday during a meeting with reporters who pushed her…
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Pseudoscientific claims about fluoride’s risks reflected in news stories
In an effort to get a clearer view of how rhetoric has shaped the media coverage of community water fluoridation…
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Driving and older adults: Is there a right time to stop?
A recent way-too-long visit to the department of motor vehicles was good for two things: upgrading my about-to-expire license to…
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Unlikely coalition expands use of dental therapists in Arizona
A bill recently signed into law by Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey opens the way for dental therapists to begin providing…
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Webcast will address employers’ efforts to reform labor and delivery services
In an important series last year, ProPublica partnered with NPR to report on maternal deaths in the United States. In…
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