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Repeal and reconciliation: Understand bewildering D.C. budget lingo, process
We all understand what “repeal” means. But what does a nice-sounding word like “reconciliation” have to do with unraveling the…
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Report: Rate of uninsured Americans dropped in every state
A new Commonwealth Fund report provides a good New Year marker on the uninsurance rate as a result of the…
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Reporting on the high cost of falling
A combination of factors made freelance journalist Mark Taylor think more about the cost and dangers of falling. He’s in…
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How Congressional Republicans plan to gut the ACA
Republicans in Congress aim to vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act in the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s…
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Health and aging stories to follow in 2017
The new year heralds a new administration and much uncertainty about what lies ahead for older adults’ health care. There…
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San Jose, Calif., no longer nation’s largest city without fluoridated drinking water
It took engineering and fundraising efforts as well as years of work by oral health and children’s advocates, but the…
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2016 in review: What were you reading on Covering Health?
As we get ready to gear up for what is sure to be a year full of health-related news, it’s…
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Medical research coverage often contains too few independent, conflict-free comments
Just one in every six new stories about medical research contained independent comments from someone besides the study authors —…
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What many Trump supporters believe about the promised elimination of the ACA
Many people who gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act voted for Donald Trump, even though he promised to get…
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Skyrocketing drug prices put seniors’ health at risk
The average price of brand-name prescription drugs rose almost 130 times faster than inflation in 2015 — 15.5 percent compared…
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