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Berens, Aleccia win National Press Club awards
Two AHCJ members have won 2009 National Press Club awards. The Seattle Times‘ Michael Berens and Ken Armstrong won the…
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Pay for the person – not the procedures
When people talk about Health Policy it’s often shorthand for covering the uninsured. But improving access without tackling costs is…
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Membership elects new board members
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Members of the Association of Health Care Journalists elected two new names to the AHCJ board of…
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Reporters miss crucial detail about Lewin Group
The Lewin Group, which refers to itself as “a leading health care policy and management consulting firm,” has launched a…
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AHCJ member founds local health news site
AHCJ member Dave Gulliver, formerly of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, launched the nonprofit Sarasota Health News late Wednesday night. In less…
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U.K. official praises British health reporting
Christie Silk reports the World Editor’s Forum’s editorsweblog.org that Lord Drayson, U.K. minister for science and innovation, told the World…
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House reform bill includes serious disclosure rules
The health care reform bill to be considered by the House of Representatives (1018-page pdf) includes strict disclosure requirements regarding…
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Organization: Teen breast tests wasteful, harmful
Jeff Baillon of KMSP in Minnesota’s Twin Cities reports that the National Breast Cancer Coalition (a nonprofit grassroots advocacy and…
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Popular bypass technique may raise risks
There’s nothing too glamorous about bypass surgery. Your chest gets cracked wide open and the surgeon probably uses veins stripped…
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Hospitals harness social media
Jackie Fox writes in the Omaha World-Herald about local institutions’ use of social media to reach out to consumers and…
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