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How I did it: Reporting on delays in newborn testing
Ellen Gabler The investigative team of Ellen Gabler, John Fauber and Mark Johnson at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel used data to uncover…
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Programs develop to manage most costly 1 percent of patients
As more health insurers begin covering the uninsured under the Affordable Care Act, they will assume the financial risk of…
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Series on income inequality explores the health consequences
The greatest public health problem is not heart disease. It’s not cancer. And it’s not mental health. It’s inequality. That’s…
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New AHCJ resource offers guidance for covering social determinants and disparities in health
The Association of Health Care Journalists has rolled out another Core Curriculum topic on its website. “Social determinants and disparities”…
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Congressional update at GSA touches on upcoming stories
What’s really happening with aging policy in Washington? At last week’s annual Gerontological Society of America Conference in New Orleans,…
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Medicare changes payments for outpatients, home health care
Late Wednesday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its final hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical center payment schedule…
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HealthCare.gov issues affect Medicaid enrollment
Here’s another HealthCare.gov problem – and a workaround – that haven’t gotten much attention. People can apply for Medicaid (traditional or expanded)…
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Learn more about ‘longevity gene’ and how genetics influence aging
Humans have searched for a “fountain of youth” since before the time of Ponce de León. Now scientists may be…
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Tips help remind reporters to understand limits of the studies we cover
One of the most important skills required of reporters who cover medical research is the ability to find and discuss…
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Five journalists named 2014 Reporting Fellows on Health Care Performance
The Association of Health Care Journalists has awarded five journalists AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance. The program, in…
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