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Docs with Medtronic ties failed to disclose cancer case in trial report
In the latest installment of his ongoing investigation for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today, John Fauber reports his…
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Public hospitals, not nonprofits, shoulder burden of charity care
Writing in the Contra Costa Times, Sandy Kleffman reports that while nonprofit hospitals in the East Bay are given millions…
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2011 AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows announced
The Association of Health Care Journalists has announced the selection of the fourth class of AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellows. The…
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Texas psych clinics take Medicare’s millions without oversight
The Houston Chronicle‘s Terri Langford reports that for-profit outpatient psychiatric clinics in the state, most located around Houston, are collecting…
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Reporters uncover Calif. chain’s systematic upcoding
In a follow-up to their lengthy California Watch investigation into sketchy billing practices at the state’s Prime Healthcare chain, Christina…
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Dallas reporters use AHRQ data to measure patient safety
The Dallas Morning News continues its 19-month investigation into patient safety at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital.…
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CLASS Act is gone but long-term care problem remains
The ill-fated CLASS Act is gone. What’s not gone is the problem of how to provide long-term care to the…
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How young reporters put together a comprehensive look at aging
Brave Old World is a fascinating multimedia look at aging produced by News21 fellows from Columbia University’s Graduate School of…
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Medicare providers get reinstated when feds fail to attend hearings
Using data obtained through a public records request, Associated Press reporter Kelli Kennedy (@kkennedyap) reviewed federal Medicare fraud reports from…
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Access Denied: Looking at a lack of health care availability
Shannon Muchmore The 2010 Health Policy law is supposed to dramatically expand coverage of the uninsured. In the meantime, there…
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