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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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Awards, new books and more for AHCJ members
The latest AHCJ members in the news are Julie Rovner, Cynthia Saver, Gary Schwitzer, Mary Shedden, Ed Silverman, Fran Smith,…
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While many expect to need long-term care, few preparing for it
Americans today are more supportive of a government-administered long-term insurance program, similar to Medicare, and think a number of measures…
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New jobs, awards, books and speaking engagements for AHCJ members
The latest AHCJ members in the news are Ricki Lewis, Trudy Lieberman, Kevin B. O’Reilly, David Pittman, Cheryl Platzman Weinstock…
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Health care industry reacting to overtesting, overtreatment
The American health care system wastes an estimated $750 billion a year, according to the Institute of Medicine. At a…
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AHCJ members release books, films, win awards
The latest AHCJ members in the news are Nancy Gahles, Gideon Gil, Debra Gordon, Kristin Gourlay, Steve Jacob, Bruce Japsen, Shuka…
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Incidence of Alzheimer’s disease continues to rise as boomers age
The Alzheimer’s Association just released its latest report, “2014 Alzheimer’s disease facts and figures.” This special supplement in Alzheimer’s Disease and…
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