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Monitoring the Pulse of Health Care Journalism
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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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New AMA president discusses rollout of reform, role of doctors
Kaiser Health News’ Mary Agnes Carey and The Washington Post’s Sarah Kliff interviewed Dr. Ardis Hoven, the new American Medical…
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Hot times: Heat and elderly stories may be routine, but necessary
It’s not too soon to focus on the connection between scorching temperatures and the health of older adults. With the…
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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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