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Medicare to Keep Hospital Mistake Data On Website

The story about Medicare removing information about hospital-acquired conditions from its Hospital Compare website appears to be changing. I'm still left wondering who started the wheels in motion for the original story about the data. The reporter had to have gotten this idea somewhere.

Reporter’s Notebook: How to Cover Health Insurance Exchanges

The state insurance exchanges are some of the biggest health care stories waiting to be told. But their daunting complexity means reporters could use some help in making sense of it all. Here are some key questions to keep in mind.

Immigration Reform: Will It Help or Hurt Medicare?

As Congress grapples with immigration reform, questions are arising about the impact new Americans and legal residents could have on U.S. social programs, among them the health care system.

More Means-Testing to Hurt Middle-Class Seniors

It’s a Medicare reform idea that seems pretty straightforward, and for proponents on both sides of the political aisle, a fair-minded approach to solving the entitlement program’s funding woes -- make more financially well-heeled Medicare beneficiaries foot more of the bill for their care....

With Second Term Underway and Budget Battle Ahead, Obama’s Medicare Legacy Is Not Yet Written

As the deficit reduction discussions heat up again in Congress, Medicare will certainly come under the microscope. What happens to the federal program could impact President Obama's legacy as it relates to Medicare.

First person health care stories not always narcissism - and can be a public service

Some problems can arise when journalists report on their own health care. But first-person health care stories, when done right, can deliver a valuable public service.

Despite Potential Benefits, Medicare Slow to Utilize Telehealth

Annually, Medicare pays about $6 million for telehealth services, according to the IOM. In comparison, Medicare paid over $3 billion to providers participating in Electronic Health Record incentive programs from 2011 to 2012.

Illegal Immigrants Give Billions to Medicare, Social Security With No Hope of Benefit

Sophia, 44, works up to 40 hours per week at a Mexican restaurant in Gurnee, Ill., making $10 an hour. With every paycheck, she said, $136 goes to payroll taxes, $62 of which goes to Social Security and Medicare. But as an undocumented immigrant, she will never receive those entitlements.

The aging population: engine for economic growth…or fiscal nightmare?

If you cover health and aren’t writing about the impact the aging population has on a nation’s fiscal, as well as physical, well-being, you could be missing some good stories.

As number of aging Latinos increases, so do story possibilities

In Latino households, where family is a priority and multiple generations live under one roof, children face unique challenges in providing care for their aging relatives.

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