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Documents yield true cost of Illinois’ PR campaign for insurance coverage
When Illinois awarded a $33 million contract to a high-priced PR firm to promote insurance coverage under the Affordable Care…
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New NIA report highlights health, aging trends
Prevalence of chronic disease is on the rise, and the ability to afford nursing home care is declining among older…
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First medical journalism fellow named at MedPage Today
In an effort to teach health care professionals reporting skills and bring experts into the newsroom, MedPage Today has named Shara…
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Covering heart disease and older adults
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the U.S. As with many other chronic conditions, age is…
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Video shares tips for using data to cover Health Policy
Yesterday, Joanne Kenen shared a guide on using data to cover the Affordable Care Act as well as Charles Ornstein’s…
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Extensive document requests yield true cost of Illinois™ PR campaign for insurance coverage
Carla K. Johnson Carla K. Johnson, an AHCJ board member and Chicago-based Associated Press medical writer, describes the steps…
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Listeners hear from patients, dentists at charity dental clinic
KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio listeners were recently offered an insightful report on the problems poor adults in the state have…
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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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