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Nine journalists receive AHCJ Regional Health Journalism Fellowships
The Association of Health Care Journalists has named the 2014-15 class of the Regional Health Journalism Fellowship, an annual fellowship…
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Tennessean reporter investigates complaints over Medicaid dental provider
Tom Wilemon Quite a few folks in Tennessee are upset right now with DentaQuest, the dental benefits company contracted to…
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GAO report on medical loss ratio finds insurers spend little on quality improvement
The U.S. Government Accountability Office generated some minor headlines last week when it reported on how much health insurers paid…
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Clearing the air on a WHO study
Last week, I encountered yet another example of why it’s so important to always read the whole study — not…
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Engaged-patient proponent Gruman dies
Jessie Gruman, founder of the Center for Advancing Health, died Monday. She had spent more than 20 years there focused…
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Elder advocates release international model human rights convention; will go before UN
The Chicago Declaration on the Rights of Older Persons — a proposed international convention that aims to provide legal protections…
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AHCJ names 2014-15 Regional Health Journalism Fellows
The Association of Health Care Journalists has named the 2014-15 class of the Regional Health Journalism Fellowship, an annual fellowship…
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Looking at the relationship between scarcity, unhealthy behavior
People with low socioeconomic status are more likely to act in ways that harm their health compared with those higher…
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Reporter looks into rise in kids’ orthodontic care in Wash.
Though a state investigation has failed to prove that any dental providers committed fraud, scandal still hovers over Texas’ Medicaid…
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Stories missed the inequality of violent death in young people
News outlets duly noted the recent study showing that injuries and violence kill more young people in the U.S. than…
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