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States, consumer groups take steps to help with ‘surprise’ medical bills
Amy Trent, a health care reporter for the News & Advance in Lynchburg, Va., found an ideal source for an…
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Dallas TV station hasn’t let go of Medicaid dental fraud story
Byron Harris and his colleagues at WFAA-Dallas have been reporting on Medicaid dental fraud in Texas for years. The allegations…
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Initiatives look at what makes a city ‘age-friendly’
Cities are great places to grow old, say aging and health policy experts, but most urban areas are not well-prepared…
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When is it time to stop cancer screening in older people?
Alan Cassels In the U.S. there are frequent appeals for people to submit to regular cancer screening—whether it’s for colon,…
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Health care delivery reform and what it means in the delivery room
I recently heard Neel Shah, M.D., an obstetrician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, the founder of Costs of Care,…
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AHCJ chapter hosts spring gathering of journalists, health communicators
Nearly 70 journalists and communications officials from patient advocacy and industry groups met for a rooftop happy hour event in…
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Covering infant mortality’s grip in South Carolina
Journalists Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina almost saw their story, about tackling the perpetually…
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Scientific journals squabble over conflict-of-interest policies
A game of inside baseball is being played between two of the most venerated medical journals, and journalists may want…
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Covering infant mortality’s grip in South Carolina
Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser Journalists Doug Pardue and Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina almost…
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Vote for AHCJ’s board of directors
The voting period for AHCJ’s board of directors has opened and a link to the ballot has been emailed to qualified AHCJ…
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