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2014 class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows chosen
Eight journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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2014 class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows chosen
Eight journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Medicare, insurers questioning payment differences based on where care is delivered
Health insurers and the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) pay much different rates for clinical services, depending…
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New books, recognition, jobs and more for AHCJ members
The latest AHCJ members in the news are Heather Boerner, Peter Eisler, John Fauber, Kathryn Foxhall, Paul Raeburn, Margot Sanger-Katz, Michael…
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New Medicare Trustees report projects slightly longer solvency
There is some good news coming out of the latest report from the Medicare Trustees. They predict that the trust…
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Webcast: How value-based insurance design breaks down financial barriers to care
Covering health care requires writing about the cost of care. Determining if costs are rising or falling and by how…
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Exploring the geography of violent death
Measured by rates of violent death, the most dangerous counties in the United States have rates that are more than…
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Going deep on hospital closures and their human impact
Pittsburgh’s dominant health system closed a hospital in the economically depressed town of Braddock four years ago and soon after…
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Papers collaborate to explore effects of hospitals fleeing inner cities
Lillian Thomas Hospitals in the U.S. have been abandoning inner cities for years. By 2010, the number of urban hospitals…
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ACA rules force health insurers to increase spending on care delivery
A new report on how health insurers are complying with the medical loss ratio rules shows insurers spent more on…
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