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Where does Baucus stand on public insurance?
In the Columbia Journalism Review, Trudy Lieberman, president of AHCJ’s board of directors, tries to pin down exactly where Montana…
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Sorting out hospital rankings
Some of the most common questions and discussions on AHCJ’s electronic discussion list involve the various hospital rankings, such as…
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Loophole in industry proposal for universal coverage
Los Angeles Times columnist David Lazarus points out that while, in a letter to influential senators, insurance industry executives promise,…
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AHCJ objects to JAMA policy on whistle-blowers
The Association of Health Care Journalists has sent a letter to the editor of the Journal of the American Medical…
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FDA staff calls for end to corruption, wrongdoing
Scientists and doctors with the FDA have sent a strongly worded letter to President Barack Obama calling for “sweeping measures…
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AHCJ releases letter to the editor of JAMA
The Association of Health Care Journalists objects to any effort by the Journal of the American Medical Association to silence…
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Medical conference Twittering reveals strategies
Attendees at the 29th Annual Medical Communications Conference Twittered about sessions held yesterday, the first day of the event. “Medical…
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Sebelius to testify at Senate committee hearing
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius is expected to testify in a hearing in front of the Senate finance committee this morning…
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Doctors present new technologies to investors
AHCJ member Tinker Ready, on Boston Health News, writes that research institutions and companies presented their inventions to investors at…
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Drug companies aim to sway docs through classes
Doctors around the country are required to obtain continuing education credits throughout the course of their career. John Fauber and…
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