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New AHCJ chapter features discussion of costs, financial transparency
Dylan H. Roby, Ph.D., spoke at the first event held by the Southern California chapter of the Association of Health…
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Explaining essential benefits, essential coverage, minimal value
Some reporters have inquired about whether “essential coverage” and “essential benefits” are one and the same. They aren’t and it’s important…
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When a charity clinic is only option for dental care
Reporter Katie Hiler decided to look into dental care for the poor in Missouri. The situation, she concluded in her reporting…
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Atlanta chapter learns the latest about e-cigarettes
A $2 billion market, sultry Jenny McCarthy ads, lounges dedicated to “vaping.” Members of the Atlanta AHCJ chapter heard about…
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Getting dental care to elders in nursing homes
Getting oral health care services to elders in nursing homes is a crucial task, yet one that is often overlooked.…
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What reporters need to know about side effects and drug studies
Recently, Dr. Ben Goldacre (@bengoldacre), a prominent critic of drug studies, wanted to find out how often side effects reported by…
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High interest in reference pricing: Who knew? Uwe Reinhardt for one
Last summer, Uwe E. Reinhardt, a health policy expert and economics professor at Princeton (and keynote speaker at Health Journalism…
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Employers are tweaking benefits to control costs
A new report from Milliman, the actuarial firm, shows employers’ health care costs rose only 5.4 percent since last year.…
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What reporters need to know about the side effects reported in drug studies
Brenda Goodman Recently, Dr. Ben Goldacre, a prominent critic of drug studies, embarked on a research project of his own.…
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Kansas reporter shares rural perspective on access to dental care
Along with coverage of everything from Congressional wrangling over the Farm Bill to livestock management to wildlife conservation, High Plains/Midwest Ag…
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