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Growing beyond the pilot stage, bundled payment gains wider acceptance
Health insurers are expanding the use of bundled payment as a core part of their efforts to reform how they…
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Reporting on the ACA in rural Kentucky
Laura Ungar Kentucky received national attention when it became the only Southern state to fully embrace the Affordable Care Act…
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How one reporter strikes balance between policy, politics
Given the recent discussion on the AHCJ discussion list and elsewhere about the right balance between covering the politics of the…
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Panelists discuss future of rural primary care at Rural Health Journalism 2014
Rural areas have a disproportionate need for primary care physicians but, according to a panel of physicians at Rural Health Journalism…
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Researchers bring us another reason to get walking
A new study shows that walking 6,000 or more steps per day may protect those with or at risk of…
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“Who will replace me?”: The rural physician workforce (Mark Richardson)
Mark A. Richardson, M.D., MScB, M.B.A., dean, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, spoke on the panel, “The…
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Reporter crafts story about connections between poverty, illness
It didn’t sit right with Olga Khazan, an associate editor at The Atlantic, seeing so many people focus on individual…
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What to watch for when insurers announce premium rate requests this month
Insurers are preparing to announce their premium rates for 2015. To learn how insurers set rates, Families USA and Consumers…
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AHCJ invites members to run for board
Each year, members in AHCJ’s professional category elect members for the association board of directors. Six of the 12 director positions come up…
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Ore. reporter uses data to expose the risks of home births
While beauticians and tattoo artists are regulated in the state of Oregon, midwife certification is voluntary and, even then, the…
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