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Georgia writer offers tips on covering location, health and poverty
Carolyn Crist knows a little something about place. A freelance journalist based in Georgia, Crist specializes in health, science ……
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Tips for covering poverty and geography
New studies are backing up a basic assumption about wealth and health and in the United States: It matters where…
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For AHCJ members: Comparison tool for hospital Medicare charges
AHCJ just updated its version of Medicare inpatient charge data covering hospitals across the United States. The Centers for Medicare…
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What we know about the House GOP’s proposed replacement for the ACA
The House Republicans have released an Obamacare replacement plan – though it’s sparse on details. That’s partly because the Republicans…
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Investigating cutbacks in Ontario’s home care system
The Globe and Mail’s award-winning home care investigation began after Kelly Grant read local newspaper stories about home-care clients in…
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What journalists should know about hospital ratings
Journalists should take hospital ratings with a healthy dose of skepticism, according to experts at a recent AHCJ New York…
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Skepticism is one key to reporting on pharmacogenetic tests
The area of pharmacogenetics, or how genes affect a person’s response to drugs, is a fast-growing commercial segment of genetics.…
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ProPublica writer ties health disparities to the financial beat
Covering health disparities is not a beat solely for health reporters. Take Paul Kiel: A reporter at ProPublica, Kiel’s beat covering…
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Bill expanding Medicare dental care faces uphill climb in Congress
America’s 55 million Medicare beneficiaries would receive comprehensive dental, vision and hearing benefits under a bill introduced this month in…
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State prescription drug monitoring programs a window into fight against opioid abuse
With an estimated 78 opioid-related deaths per day nationwide, policymakers, journalists and the public are sounding the alarm on overprescribing…
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