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Dental benefits are expanding in a post-ACA market
“Covered California Now Offering Dental Coverage to Adults,” the headline in the Long Beach Press Telegram read. The news that…
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New data from three health insurers may be a game changer
Most of what policy makers know about health spending comes from Medicare data, which represents only about 16 percent of…
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Ideas on covering how dental benefits expansion is working under the ACA
Mary Otto What does recent federal data reveal about how dental benefits are working on federal and state insurance marketplaces…
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How to use the Health Care Pricing Project to take a deeper look into hospital cost variations
Joseph Burns Writing about a new report from the Health Care Pricing Project (HCCP), Dan Gorenstein made the case that researchers now…
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Threat of lawsuit prompts editor to dig into complainant’s past
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to face a lawsuit over a story you’ve written, you’ll want…
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When a doctor threatened to sue this California reporter, he did what journalists do best
Ron Shinkman If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to face a lawsuit over a story you’ve written,…
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Assessing a journal’s quality can help assess a study’s newsworthiness
Perhaps you stumble onto an intriguing study that you haven’t seen covered and want to report on it. Or you…
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Assessing a journal’s quality can help assess a study’s newsworthiness
Tara Haelle You run across a fascinating study that seems newsworthy – but it’s published in a medical journal you’ve…
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How an AHCJ workshop sparked a prominent NYT science story
Are workshops really worth your time? You have to apply, make travel arrangements, and then sort through a massive amount…
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Don’t forget about oral health when reporting on the latest dietary guidelines
Every five years, the federal government comes out with a new edition of its dietary guidelines. The official nutritional recommendations…
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