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Using state exchange data, Chicago journalists estimate the true cost of health insurance
Kristen Schorsch Andrew Wang When purchasing health insurance, we’re basically buying blind. At the point of purchase, we have no…
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Use state public records laws to cover these aspects of health exchanges
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon Colorado health reporter Katie Kerwin McCrimmon is a relative newcomer to AHCJ and she shared some of…
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Growth, expanding scope of practice among changes for dental assistants
There are more than 300,000 dental assistants at work across America and their ranks are expected to increase 25 percent…
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Looking at the people behind the Kentucky insurance numbers
Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention for the largely unexpected success of its health insurance exchange. The Washington Post’s…
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Announcing the 2014 AHCJ-California Health Journalism Fellows
Congratulations to our AHCJ-California Health Journalism fellows, who will be attending AHCJ’s annual conference, Health Journalism 2014. We are able to…
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Are you covering a ‘fakethrough?’
Remember the burger grown from stem cells? It might be a great idea, except a single patty grown using today’s technology,…
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Senate Finance Committee members say CMS should reconsider Medicare drug proposal
Members of the Senate Finance Committee are urging the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider a…
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Health data key focus of AHCJ meeting held in Italy
FLORENCE, Italy – The Italian chapter of AHCJ actively contributed to the success of a two-day meeting organized by Science…
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Explore how changing nursing home culture affects care
Any journalist who covers nursing homes should check out this month’s special supplement in The Gerontologist, the Gerontological Society of…
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Medicare Advantage proposal outlines strategies to promote value-based insurance and patient engagement
Buried deep in a proposal from the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week was a proposal…
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