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Give context, not equal time, to anecdotes in coverage of Health Policy
Drew Altman, president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, in a recent Politico op-ed, shared some thoughts on challenges in covering…
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ACA requires dental coverage for kids; find out if it will be accessible
The new health insurance exchanges mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are required to offer pediatric dental…
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Making data meaningful to your readers
Illustrating an abstract concept or data through personal narrative is a proven approach to connecting with your readers. An article…
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AHCJ names 2013-14 Regional Health Journalism Fellows
The Association of Health Care Journalists has named the 2013-14 class of the Regional Health Journalism Fellowship, an annual fellowship…
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Catching more cancer with vinegar than with money
It can be tough to find a medical study that is both important and compelling. But that was the opportunity…
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Reporting on the future of state high-risk pools
As we noted yesterday, the special high-risk pools created by the federal health law to cover some people with pre-existing…
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When disease charities partner with drug companies, where does that leave patients (and reporters)?
A few weeks ago, I reached out to a disease charity for comment on a story I was working on.…
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Revisit how high-risk insurance pools are working in your state
It’s a good time to take a look at the high-risk pools. There are two basic kinds of high-risk pools…
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Vermont co-op plan suffers surprising setback
We’ve written several times about the role of co-ops in the states (here and here) and posted a lot of…
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Judge’s decision puts Medicare data in public realm
A decision announced Friday would allow the public and journalists access to Medicare claims data about individual doctors. An injunction…
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