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Finding and sharing hospital prices with your audience

Association of Health Care Journalists

In 2001, the federal Department of Health and Human Services required all hospitals to post the prices they charge patients for services. Moderator Joseph Burns AHCJ Health Policy Beat Leader Joseph Burns is AHCJs health beat leader on health policy and insurance.

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Little Tracking, Wide Variability Permeate the Teams Tasked With Stopping School Shootings

KFF Health News

Yet, Dewey Cornell, a forensic clinical psychologist who in 2001 developed one of the first sets of guidelines for school threat assessment teams, said there have been problems. Cheryl Platzman Weinstock’s reporting is supported by a grant from the National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation. Learn more about KFF.

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Will anger at health insurers spur action? Democrats pessimistic

The Hill

It didnt entirely address the underlying reasons why care is so expensive, which include prescription drug prices and provider reimbursements, said Cynthia Cox, a vice president at health policy research nonprofit KFF. A Gallup poll released last week showed Americans positive view of the quality of health care in the U.S.

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Fewer NC children dying at the hands of a parent or caregiver, new report shows

NC Health News

The second study, in 2012, examined data from 2001 to 2010. More Coverage of Children’s Health What’s coming for 2025? NC Health News reporters look ahead into health policy for the new year. Officials at Fort Liberty, formerly Fort Bragg, were concerned about the data, Vitaglione said. percent, to 1.9

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Life expectancy in New York City increased by three years between 2001 and 2010. Climate policy should advance better health, and public health policy should mitigate the health impacts of climate change.” “A A ‘HealthyNYC’ is a ‘Food Forward NYC.’

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“Playing Doctor” – A Cautionary Tale From Health IT Pioneers.

The Health Care Blog

The tube was finally removed on April 24, 2001. In mid-1993, Michael signed a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. In May 1998, he filed a petition to remove the feeding tube. The parents challenged the removal in court and lost. The parents charged Michael Schiavo with perjury, and a judge ordered the tube reinserted 2 days later.

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States facing doctor shortages ease licensing rules for foreign-trained physicians

HEALTHBEAT

Supporters of the new licensing laws include Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor who finished medical school and a residency program in Afghanistan before fleeing the Taliban and coming to the United States in 2001. He said most physicians trained elsewhere would be happy to work in rural or other underserved areas.