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Emergency department program for older adults reduces admissions
A unique emergency department program focused on geriatric transitional care is helping older patients avoid unnecessary hospital admissions by as…
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How Medicaid work rules could impact public health
The Trump administration opened the door to requiring work rules for recipients of Medicaid, the joint federal-state health insurance program for the…
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A check-up on the status of the health exchanges
Remember when Sen. Susan Collins, Maine’s moderate Republican, predicated her vote for the Senate tax bill that included the repeal…
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CMS makes amends with Modern Healthcare but questions remain
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services has promised Modern Healthcare that all of its reporters will have access to…
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Antibiotic resistance highlighted at World Conference of Science Journalists
Alexander Fleming developed penicillin, the first antibiotic, in 1928. In less than a century, scientists have developed more than 130…
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How a debate over patient consent rules led to a book on vaccine history
The story of how cancer cells belonging to Henrietta Lacks were used, without her consent, became one of the most…
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CMS threatens to bar Modern Healthcare from press calls after reporter refuses to alter story
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services threatened to ban a reporter from participating in the federal agency’s telephone news…
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What’s being missed in coverage of Medicaid work requirements
The Trump administration in January gave a long-expected approval for states to proceed with work requirements for their Medicaid beneficiaries,…
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President’s Corner: Training mission takes center stage through variety of fellowship programs
This past fall was a busy one for AHCJ, as it always is. In the space of three months, we…
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Electronic cigarettes come with risk of ‘devastating’ fire or explosion
While electronic cigarette explosions are relatively rare, they can cause serious harm. In a recent case, a Hawaii man suffered…
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