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11 journalists from the Mid-Atlantic region chosen for fellowship
The Association of Health Care Journalists has named the 2017-18 class of the Regional Health Journalism Fellowship, an annual fellowship…
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Watchdog reporter takes on dental therapist access issue
Kathy Hoekstra’s beat covering national regulatory issues for the public interest news organization Watchdog.org, now has led her to America’s…
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Services enabling disabled to live more mainstreamed life may fall prey to GOP reforms
Medicaid is a lifeline for the disabled. As Jonathan Cohn explains, the current Washington debate over Medicaid’s future has profound…
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AHCJ names 2017-18 Regional Health Journalism Fellows
The program, which changes regions each year, will focus this year on journalists from the Mid-Atlantic region, namely Maryland, Virginia,…
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Senate plans quicker action than House on its health care reform bill
If Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has his way, the Senate’s Obamacare repeal-and-replace process will be a disciplined and at-times…
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Health plan execs fear Senate version of AHCA would gut Medicaid
The Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate Obamacare repeal-and-replace bill unveiled Thursday, would do little to promote better care…
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FDA moves on digital health innovation
Last week’s blog post by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., is providing digital health innovators with a…
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Style guide changes address language about addiction, gender
The most recent edition of The Associated Press Stylebook – the premier guide for copy editors – has a number…
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Poll: U.S. unready for future long-term care needs
A majority of Americans over age 40 think the United States is unprepared for a rapidly growing population of older…
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Journalists learn the latest on covering health of rural communities
AHCJ’s Rural Health Journalism Workshop brought journalists from across the United States to Cincinnati to hear from experts who focus…
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