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One story does not fit all: How to change the narrative on veteran suicidesĀ 

Association of Health Care Journalists

While many news stories focus on combat exposure as the primary risk factor, the reality is far more complex. Journalists have a responsibility to dig deeper, challenging preconceptions and exploring the multitude of factors that contribute to suicide risk among veterans and service members.

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Hospital Systems: A Framework for Maximizing Social Benefit

The Health Care Blog

It is important to acknowledge here that hundreds more hospitals, many in rural health shortage areas or in inner cities, would have closed had they not been rescued by larger systems. of median hospital revenues and risk-based payment (e.g. two-sided ACO-style risk) only 1.1%.