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Reporter discusses covering challenges of California’s Medicaid dental program
Denti-Cal, California’s Medicaid dental program, faces ongoing challenges in getting care to its roughly 13 million beneficiaries. Only about half…
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Uncovering health debt collection tactics
Two and a half years ago, Paul Kiel set a broad goal to provide the first comprehensive view of debt collectors’…
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A jumping-off point for reporting on hospital interoperability
Coinciding with its annual meeting, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology issued a data brief on…
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Fast growth in nursing home ownership ripe for investigation
Serious problems at nursing homes are often easy to conceal. That is, unless you specifically dig for patterns of fraud,…
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How the media reports mass shootings may influence future ones
As the U.S. struggles to process and grieve yet another mass shooting — this one unique in targeting a minority…
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Soda taxes making headlines again
The debate on soda taxes is back, this time in Philadelphia. City leaders there want to charge 1.5 cents for…
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Online reporter discusses her coverage of challenges at California’s Medicaid dental program
Ana Ibarra Denti-Cal, California’s Medicaid dental program faces ongoing challenges in getting care to its roughly 13 million beneficiaries. Only…
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HIPAA experts: No need to request a waiver after Orlando shooting
Since Sunday’s horrific shooting in Orlando that killed 49 people and injured 53 patrons at the Pulse night club, journalists…
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Upcoming webcast: How oncologists are involving cancer patients in discussions about treatment, costs
In 2013, Nick Mulcahy reported for Medscape that oncologists at the Duke Cancer Center used the term “financial toxicity” to…
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In nursing home investigations, a small tip can lead to an iceberg of problems
Serious problems at nursing homes are often easy to conceal. That is, unless you specifically dig for patterns of fraud,…
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