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Remembering Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter at HJ12 in Atlanta

Association of Health Care Journalists

Its unlikely any of us who attended AHCJs Health Journalism 2012 conference in Atlanta will ever forget hearing from former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. They spoke about the work they had done and continued to do to improve health nationally and internationally. 29, 2024, at his home in Plains, Ga.,

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What RFK Jr. could do: Reporting on U.S. vaccine policy and the powers of the HHS Secretary

Association of Health Care Journalists

President-elect Trump’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Whether he or any of Trump’s other vaccine-skeptical nominees receive Senate confirmation, signs suggest the incoming administration may attempt to change long-established vaccine policy in the U.S. Kennedy Jr., The post What RFK Jr.

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“Hospital Mergers Kill”: An Economists’ Exercise in Reality Distortion

The Health Care Blog

The data were derived from the Healthcare Cost Institute, a repository of commercial insurance claims information from three of the four largest commercial health insurers, United Healthcare, Humana and Aetna (a subsidiary of struggling pharmacy giant CVS) plus Blue Cross/Blue Shield. This large overage was not explained by the authors.

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Hospital Gun-Violence Prevention Programs May Be Caught in US Funding Crossfire

KFF Health News

She rushed to check on him at a hospital run by Denver Health, the city’s safety-net system, but she was unable to get information from emergency room workers, who complained that she was creating a disturbance. “It’s critical we address the social determinants of health and then try to change the equation.”

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Recortes federales pueden afectar a programas en hospitales de prevención de la violencia con armas de fuego

KFF Health News

Corrió al hospital, uno gerenciado por Denver Health, el sistema de seguridad social de la ciudad, pero no pudo obtener información de los trabajadores de la sala de emergencias: se quejaron de que ella estaba generando un disturbio. “Puede ser ayudarlos a mudarse a otra zona o facilitarles que consigan una vivienda.