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States brace for sweeping Medicaid work requirement
Medicaid work rules are coming. Can states handle it? By Jaymie Baxley/North Carolina Fellow Medicaid beneficiaries in states that expanded…
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Drug prices are falling for some patients, but not all
Pills, prices, and policy: Prescription drugs in the Trump era By Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Health Journalism Fellowship A frequent and…
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Practical tips for working with data, and what to do when it’s missing
Data journalism for health care reporters By Robin Berghaus/AHCJ-Texas Health Journalism Fellow Health data is often stored in private servers,…
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How new immigration policies could reshape the U.S. health care workforce
Health Workforce 101: The role of immigrant workers in the U.S By Tracey Drury/New York Health Journalism Fellow Changes to…
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GLP-1s are different for older adults
GLP-1 access for obesity will get easier for Medicare beneficiaries as of July 1 — but they can have serious…
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Minneapolis clinic counters the health fallout of immigration enforcement
At HJ26 in Minneapolis, panelists spoke about the short- and long-term health consequences of aggressive immigration enforcement.
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What are ghost guns? Here’s everything a health reporter should know
“Ghost guns,” firearms made from kits or 3D printers, are becoming more common. Here’s what you need to know about…
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Meet the winner of AHCJ’s inaugural Sunshine Award
At HJ26 in Minneapolis, AHCJ Sunshine Award winner Bob Herman urged fellow journalists to “get grumpy” about how CMS and…
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Policy experts offer differing views on health care for all at HJ26
During Thursday’s plenary at Health Journalism 2026, policy experts discussed whether the government should guarantee health care for all.
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Medicare and Medicaid will cover weight-loss drugs next year
The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge program will operate outside Part D benefit’s coverage and payment flow, so part D insurers don’t…
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