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Legal reporters explain how to cover medical funding companies that prey on patients
Jessica Dye Alison Frankel For many reasons, the health insurance system leaves some consumers unable to cover the full cost…
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New tip sheet helps reporters shape Medicare coverage
Why are the nuances of Medicare benefits so complicated? While journalists may never find the answer to this question, they…
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10 things reporters should know about covering Medicare
If it’s hard for health care journalists to keep up with Medicare’s flood of announcements about new and revised programs,…
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Applications due Friday for National Cancer Reporting Fellowships
Journalists have a few more days to apply for AHCJ’s first National Cancer Reporting Fellowships. AHCJ will select about 12…
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How telepsychology can offer a virtual care opportunity for older adults
The American Hospital Association (AHA) reports that telehealth is becoming increasingly important to health care delivery in this country. In…
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Resources from the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
Clinical literature is filled with questionable evidence and poor data quality reported in randomized controlled clinical trials and observational studies.…
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Things to consider when covering recent departures from the ACA marketplace
Decisions by United Healthcare, Humana and now Aetna to shrink their footprint in the ACA exchanges – along with the…
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Seven journalists selected for 2016 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine Fellowships
The journalists, from a wide range of outlets, will visit the National Institutes of Health in September. The visit will…
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2016 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Seven journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. Their visit to the NIH campus,…
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Tip sheet suggests self-guided tutorial on understanding medical research
If you’re relatively new to reporting on medical studies or looking for a refresher as you dive back in after…
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