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Talk about health care costs often omits dental spending
Adult dental visits are on the decline. Overall spending on dental care has been flat for several years. Both trends…
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What’s behind the delay in implementing the employer mandate and what it means
The Treasury Department on July 2 announced a one-year delay in the employer mandate under the Affordable Care Act. I…
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Covering the science of water fluoridation
Kyle Hill Around the country fights over water fluoridation have made news in recent months. Public health officials and dentists can show…
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Dental hygienists’ workforce is shifting, growing
Mary Otto In June dental hygienists celebrated the 100th anniversary of their profession. It was in 1913 that a Bridgeport, Conn.,…
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Panel on ACA implementation yields cautions and story ideas
The Affordable Care Act is reaching its climactic phase. In just over three months, starting Oct. 1, the health insurance…
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What reporters should know about chronic pain and aging
Many older adults live with chronic pain. It may be related to arthritis, complications from diabetes, falls, surgery, or other…
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HHS investigative unit set to lose hundreds of staff
Despite the Obama administration’s focus on cutting health care costs and fraud in the Medicare and Medicaid systems, the office…
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Health reporters can cover safety claims in abortion fight
The dramatic filibuster of Texas Senate Bill 5 has refocused the nation’s attention on abortion. State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort…
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Health reporters can cover safety claims in abortion fight
The dramatic filibuster of Texas Senate Bill 5 has refocused the nation’s attention on abortion. The bill would have prohibited abortions…
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99 things on the health care reform to-do list, the otter edition
For some Friday fun … Sarah Kliff did a blog post for The Washington Post’s Wonkblog on “99 things” that…
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