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A personal journey with Alzheimer’s
Pieter Droppert Putting personal issues on public view can be tricky and even downright awkward for journalists. It is often…
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State waivers and the next Supreme Court ACA challenge
A recent Health Affairs blog post by Heather Howard (a familiar name to AHCJ members who have attended the panels…
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How two nodding women prompted a hard look at Florida’s elder guardianship system
Barbara Peters Smith This series that looks at the insular world of adult guardianship began for me more than two…
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Second open-enrollment period discussed at Atlanta chapter event
The Atlanta chapter of AHCJ and the Alliance for Health Policy sponsored a Dec. 2 event focused on the second…
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Pucker up: Research into kissing may help with future bacterial therapies
Dutch researchers have concluded that during a 10-second French kiss, partners exchange an average of 80 million bacteria. Their study,…
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For hospital infection rate story, Connecticut journalist cites the good with the bad
Lisa Chedekel Lisa Chedekel’s article on infection rates in Connecticut could serve as a template for any health care journalist…
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Contest entries provide insights, education into reporting
One of the most inspiring parts of my job comes every spring: That’s when I get to see the winning entries…
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New tools, resources for covering Health Policy
We post new resources on the Health Policy section of the website every month, and encourage you to visit and…
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New funding will allow HealthNewsReview.org to resume, expand
AHCJ member Gary Schwitzer has announced that the website he publishes, HealthNewsReview.org, has received a two-year grant from the Laura and…
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Covering an ACA grant for ‘superusers’ in Pennsylvania
Most of us have heard about “super-users” – patients who are constantly in and out of the hospital, running up…
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