A health care journalist’s guide to prior authorization
…procedures and health care costs. Health plans use it as a tool, for example, to check that potentially addictive painkillers are being used appropriately as part of the national response…
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Racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings: Research roundup
…https://journalistsresource.org/home/research-artificial-intelligence-can-fuel-racial-bias-in-health-care-but-can-mitigate-it-too/ The authors used data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care critical care data set (MIMIC-IV), which includes patients admitted to the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in…
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National study highlights rural-urban and racial disparities in cancer survivorship
…drivers of these disparities are upstream factors such as systemic and structural racism, segregation, poverty, lack of health insurance and reduced access to health care services, all of which can…
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Reporting on psychedelics research or legislation? Proceed with caution
…researchers, healthcare professionals, regulatory bodies, and policymakers.” Additional reading Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics: History, Advancements, and Unexplored Frontiers Juliana Marino Maia, Bruna Stefane Alves de Oliveira, Luiz G.S. Branco and Renato Nery Soriano. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological…
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Changes in mortality after Massachusetts health care reform law
…Reform and Emergency Department Utilization,” looks at emergency department utilization in Massachusetts following its health care reform law. Keywords: Obamacare, health care exchanges, insurance mandate, universal care, consumer affairs, poverty…
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Massachusetts’ health care reform and emergency department utilization
…those populations most affected by health reform compared with a comparison population of individuals less likely to be affected by the reform.” Tags: medicine, Congress, campaign issue, health care reform…
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Covering marijuana: Research roundup and 7 tips for journalists
…health and social benefits,” the authors write. “Efforts to reform cannabis legislation should be carefully assessed to ensure they reduce adolescent cannabis use and prevent potentially adverse developmental effects.” In…
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The push for Medicare to cover weight-loss drugs: A research-based explainer
…on coverage. Medicare does cover semaglutide for treatment of diabetes, and the insurer reported $3 billion in 2021 spending on the drug under Medicare Part D. Congress last year gave…
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The presidency above the campaign: A lecture by CBS Prime Time anchor John Dickerson
…Slate magazine article about President Obama’s failure to sell health care was headlined “Death of a Salesman.” Obama, the golden-tongued orator of the 2008 campaign who sold himself to the…
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7 ways to inform news coverage of immigration at the southern U.S. border
…Will there be enough workers to do the jobs that cannot be replaced by technology — care for older people, child care, and so on? With new arrivals to the…
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