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Reporting on how, why hospital superusers account for bulk of health-care spending
Tim Darragh Tim Darragh, when he was with The Morning Call, of Allentown, Pa., reported and wrote a four-day series of…
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#JeSuisCharlie
AHCJ joins more than 40 other journalism groups representing tens of thousands of journalists in saying #JeSuisCharlie.
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Reviewing patterns in marketplace insurance pools
Back when states were deciding whether to run their own exchanges or let the feds do it, they also had…
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Flu hitting seniors hard across the country
It’s the first week of January and winter seems to have finally arrived with a vengeance. In addition to the…
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N.M. bill would establish licensing procedure for dental therapists
Dental therapists are already providing care to patients in underserved communities in Minnesota and in remote Alaskan tribal areas. Maine…
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Tips for covering efforts to establish licensing for dental therapists
Rosalie Rayburn A bill in New Mexico would establish a licensing and practicing framework for midlevel oral health providers in…
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Looking ahead to reporting on aging in the new year
There are plenty of aging-related stories on the horizon for 2015. Here are just some issues and ideas to get…
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Posts about Ebola, oral health, ethics and data among year’s top reads
As we close out 2014, take a look back at the most popular Covering Health posts of the year: Comparing…
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DC journalists dig into secrets behind AMA’s physician payment committee
A secretive committee of the American Medical Association exaggerates how much physician time and effort is involved in performing many…
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Taking a different look at readmission metrics, penalties
One of the high-profile programs within the Affordable Care Act is the drive to reduce preventable hospital readmissions among the…
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