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Elizabeth Edwards fervently urged health care journalists to inform the public
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, passed away today after her long battle with cancer. She advised…
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Deal on Medicare reimbursement rates in the works
Politico’s Jennifer Haberkorn reports that, by cutting a deal in which customers will have to return more of their excess…
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Age cited as reason for ‘purge’ in FDA press office
Jim Dickinson of Dickinson’s FDA WebView (paid subscription) writes that some recently ousted FDA public affairs officers claim their terminations…
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N.M. midwives deliver a model for rural health
We’ve been following Wisconsin State Journal reporter David Wahlberg’s series on the future of rural health in his state, particularly…
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Wash. health data now includes infection rates
Washington state has solidified its position as a leader in health data transparency with the publication this year of hospital…
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Initiatives not improving patient safety; poor implementation to blame
A large-scale study that followed mistakes in health care delivery at 10 North Carolina hospitals from 2002 to 2007 found…
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Value-based plans use disincentives, not denials
Michelle Andrews at Kaiser Health News is exploring value-based health insurance plans, a growing field that bases its reimbursement rates…
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New database links journalists, trauma research
There’s a reason the folks from the National Library of Medicine are fixtures at AHCJ events: Medical research is an…
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Reporter uncovers $86 million from insurers to fight reform
The flow of money into politics in general, and Health Policy in particular, has been thoroughly opaque this election season,…
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Ghostwritten textbook just ‘tip of the iceberg’
The New York Times‘ Duff Wilson has uncovered what he calls the first ghostwritten book. Published in 1999 under the…
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