The medical system is responsible for a surprisingly large percentage of greenhouse gas emissions, and the toll is especially heavy in the U.S. We look at how governments are responding and what research reveals — and offer some timely story ideas for journalists.
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With annual expenses running to about $100 billion last year, Medicare Part D is the dominant insurer in the U.S. pharmaceutical market.
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This explainer, in addition to providing an initial overview, addresses five aspects of the debate about the high costs of prescription medicines.
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To help journalists report on Medicaid, we’ve summarized a few studies that can inform reporters about key debates happening about this program.
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For reporters who are covering health care at the local or national level, it’s important to have a handle on how Medicaid works. Here are six things you should know.
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To help journalists understand how the 2020 census will affect each state’s share of federal dollars, we’ve visualized fiscal year 2017 data for 40 of the largest census-guided programs.
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To help you appreciate and explain how the 2020 census will affect federal programs on the national level, we created an interactive visualization tool.
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Why the census matters and what it will mean for public health in the United States.
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Patients seeking mental health care deal with hurdles such as incorrect phone numbers, month-long delays in scheduling appointments and psychiatrists who refuse to accept insurance.
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Journalist’s Resource spoke to POLITICO’s health care editor, Joanne Kenen, to clarify common areas of confusion in health care reporting.
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