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Eight-part series on hepatitis C finds unique moment in an epidemic
While working on a documentary about opioid addiction, Kristin Espeland Gourlay, the health care reporter for Rhode Island Public Radio, discovered…
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Learn about the candidates for AHCJ’s board of directors
Several people have declared their candidacy for AHCJ’s board of directors and their statements are available for members to review.…
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Journalists expose weaknesses in Idaho’s fragmented, threadbare mental health system
Last fall, The Idaho Statesman newspaper and NPR member station Boise State Public Radio ran a series titled, “In Crisis,”…
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Babies or bust? What new data on millennial birth rates means for the future
It’s no secret that raising children is an expensive proposition. But for millennials, who entered adulthood during the worst economic…
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More aging boomers at risk of becoming elder orphans
Are you familiar with the term “elder orphan?” That’s how one researcher describes a coming wave of childless and unmarried…
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Journalist turns six months of research into eight-part series on hepatitis C epidemic
Kristin Espeland Gourlay While working on a documentary about opioid addiction, Kristin Espeland Gourlay, the health care reporter for Rhode Island…
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What that recent emergency department survey didn’t tell us
Earlier this month many of us received a news release from the American College of Emergency Physicians about a survey that…
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Print, radio reporters team up to expose a fraying mental health system in Idaho
Audrey Dutton Emilie Ritter Saunders Last fall, The Idaho Statesman newspaper and NPR member station Boise State Public Radio ran…
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Tracking doctors’ fees: An important angle to pursue when hospitals acquire physician groups
Margot Sanger-Katz In an excellent article for The New York Times’ Upshot blog, Margot Sanger-Katz explained what happens when a…
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Seniors struggle to access adequate dental care
Many Americans lose their private dental benefits when they retire. But Medicare, the nation’s health insurance program for seniors, does…
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