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Consider these issues when reporting on local dental services for senior citizens
Mary Otto Is the lack of dental care for senior citizens a concern in your area? Have health officials in…
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2017 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Six 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 share tips for covering public health
A panel of Altarum Institute experts dove into the politics and policy of broad topics in public health, including the…
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Showing health care reform’s impact on lower-income home health workers
Shefali Luthra Shefali Luthra knows that too often that press releases landing in a journalist’s inbox often can go nowhere.…
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AHCJ updates mortality, readmission hospital data
AHCJ has updated and merged its version of the hospital mortality and readmission data available exclusively to members. Going back…
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The Daily Yonder offers well-reported insights into rural health
For those of you who report on rural health care – or just want to learn more about rural health…
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Data suggests mixed progress in reducing tooth decay rates among young
Tooth decay remains the most prevalent chronic health problem of children in the United States. Since the late 1980s, roughly…
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Lawsuit claims UnitedHealthcare concealed Medicare Advantage enrollment fraud complaints
A recently unsealed whistleblower lawsuit claims that UnitedHealthcare concealed from federal officials hundreds of complaints of enrollment fraud and other…
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New global aging index tracks population health and well-being
How are countries around the world adapting to the dramatic increase in their older populations? A new index provides some…
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In Baltimore, AHCJ fellows focus on health gaps
A flyer floating along the sidewalk on the way to AHCJ’s 2017-18 Regional Fellows meeting in Baltimore last month seemed…
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