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Using data to report on Health Policy
We posted some data tools from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the Health Policy beat and AHCJ’s New York…
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Tiptoeing into Medicare data
The volume of public data on our health care system keeps growing and growing. AHCJ board member and veteran health…
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Study: Midlevel providers expand dental care to those in need
From dental therapists working in clinics in rural Alaska and urban Minnesota to hygienists using telehealth technology in California schools,…
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Datasets: Reform by the Numbers
As part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s efforts to monitor the impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on…
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President’s Corner: Health care too vast a beat without generosity of peers
From the Spring 2014 issue of HealthBeat. If you didn’t get to hear Rhiannon Meyers describe her diabetes project at…
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The challenge of writing about people in poverty
When online commenters get nasty, it’s tempting to just write them off as trolls. But is it possible that sometimes…
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RAND study: More LTSS for Alzheimer’s patients, caregivers needed
A new study from the RAND Corporation calls on policymakers to improve long-term services and supports (LTSS) for the growing…
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Reporter takes listeners to charity dental clinic to hear from patients
Katie Hiler KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio listeners were recently offered an insightful report on the problems poor adults in the state…
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Updated data available for covering nursing homes
Every year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid issues a list of troubled nursing homes as part of its Special…
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Covering heart disease and older adults
Liz Seegert Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S. As with many other chronic conditions,…
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