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Award-winning reporter explains how she investigated concerns over medical tests
The first thing most patients undergo when they have a complaint with an unknown source is a medical test. It…
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Report says generic drugs are a Wild West of pricing
New research finds that changing retail prices for generic drugs could hit some consumers hard, while others may benefit from…
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Reporting on the confusion over medical tests and the consequences
Beth Daley A question nagged at me a year after I had finished a story about suspect Lyme disease tests:…
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Covering how King v. Burwell decision could affect subsidies
Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina was surprised by an email from a reader asking her to…
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Report emphasizes worldwide toll of dementia on women
A new report highlights just how much more likely women are to be affected by dementia than men around the…
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AHCJ releases Medicare provider payment data broken down by state
Medicare pays doctors and other providers virtually everywhere in the United States, amounting to more than $70 billion in 2013…
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AHCJ releases Medicare provider payment data broken down by state
Medicare pays doctors and other providers virtually everywhere in the United States, amounting to more than $70 billion in 2013,…
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Another report casts skeptical eye on patient satisfaction surveys
After we posted in May on issues concerning hospital patient satisfaction surveys, the Hastings Center, a Garrison, N.Y., research institute…
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Florida dentist accused of abuse, fraud in treatment of young patients
CNN filed its “Nightmare Dental Procedures Done on Kids” report under “Stories that Shock,” along with tabloid-worthy accounts of a…
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Covering the ACA state subsidy issue
Lauren Sausser Lauren Sausser of The Post and Courier in South Carolina was surprised by an email from a reader asking…
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