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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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Project focuses on cognitive health as a public health priority
The Alzheimer’s Association and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention kicked off “The Healthy Brain Initiative: The Public Health Road Map…
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Reporting on how employers might use self-insurance to sidestep Affordable Care Act rules
Jay Hancock Self-insurance has been called an Obamacare loophole because the arrangement is immune to taxes, benefit requirements, profit limits and…
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Advances, policy shifts offer more encouragement for aging-in-place movement
Given a choice, most older adults prefer aging-in-place rather than moving to a nursing home or assisted-living facility. Unfortunately, older…
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