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Reporting – and not reporting – on mice and men and scientific bias
In the medical world, mice seem to be making out pretty well. So far, researchers have reportedly cured mice of…
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Texas poses challenges for insurance enrollment under ACA
Few states have been as hostile to the Affordable Care Act as Texas under Gov. Rick Perry. And, with its…
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Medicaid kids getting more dental treatment; report has state-by-state breakdown
In spite of the numbers of Medicaid children rising steeply between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of them making it…
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GAO report a rich source on range of insurance premiums
How much will the Affordable Care Act affect health insurance premiums in each state when the individual mandate becomes effective…
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AHCJ members take on new professional challenges
Sally James, a Seattle-based independent journalist, recently spoke to more than 500 people at Town Hall in Seattle about how to communicate complex science…
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Balancing a celebrity endorsement with evidence
“The ability to talk to a lot of people is freakish,” said Chris Rock in a conversation with Jerry Seinfeld…
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Resources can help reporters cover ACA implementation
Today I have a quick post to share a few health journalism resources, other than AHCJ’s own Health Policy core…
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New AHCJ board seated for 2013-14
Six incumbents won re-election to the Association of Health Care Journalists’ 2013-14 board of directors. The re-elected board members are…
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Hospital inspections website, data updated
AHCJ has updated its hospitalInspections.org website and the downloadable version of the data to include reports through June. Obtained from…
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Health advocates worry Calif. children won’t access dental care in exchanges
The advocates who fought hard for the inclusion of pediatric dental benefits under the Affordable Care Act have been closely…
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