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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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Lieberman, Ornstein on health as a top 5 beat
Earlier this month, Online Journalism Review’s Robert Niles stirred things up with his lively post on the five most important…
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Flawed approval process led to flawed jaw implants
In the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, reporter John Fauber proves that it’s possible to do cutting-edge reporting on conflicts of interest…
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NICE loses power to control availability of drugs
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans to strip the key powers from The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence or…
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CEO uses cookie to avoid speaking to reporters
This week’s equivalent of “Don’t touch my junk” just might be “I’m eating my cookie.” That was the response given…
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Boomers line up for Medicare Part D plans
In a Morning Edition piece, NPR’s Kelley Weiss manages to hit all the highlights of this year’s Medicare Part D…
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NICE loses power to control availability of drugs
U.K. Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced plans to strip the key powers from The National Institute for Health and…
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Agent Orange’s oft-overlooked American victims
We’ve mentioned reports on the health effects of Agent Orange in Vietnam and upon returning American soldiers. But there is…
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Welcome to the newest members of AHCJ
These journalists have joined AHCJ recently: Nancy Albritton, enterprise editor/east desk, The Associated Press, Quakertown, Pa. Amber Angelle, independent journalist,…
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