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Medicare Case a Win For Patients With Chronic, Debilitating Conditions And Disabilities

Patients on Medicare with chronic conditions and disabilities will no longer have to show improvement to get the services they need, thanks to a proposed settlement in a groundbreaking class action lawsuit.

Medicare’s Future: Questions That Fall Through the Cracks

Sifting through the two major competing proposals for Medicare reform, one key question emerges: What will they really cost taxpayers and beneficiaries?...

Understanding Medicare: Tackling End-of-Life Costs

For most politicians dealing with Medicare reform, end-of-life cost is one issue that dare not speak its name. Here's what you need to know about this "third-rail" topic.

The Long Hot Summer: Where is the Media Coverage of Extreme Heat's Impact on Health?

July was the hottest month ever recorded in the U.S. So why isn't the media doing a better job of covering the brutal heat's impact on our health?

Surprised by Detail: Interviewing Seniors

With its many intimate subjects--poverty, abuse, homelessness--this series has made me a more honest reporter.

Too Much Arsenic in Our Juice? Consumer Reports Says Yes

Too much arsenic found in fruit juice, good news for kids' health, and a drugstore chain's fight against prescription drug abuse, plus more from our Daily Briefing.

Delivering Together: A Partnership With Ethnic Media on Senior Health Stories

At first it seemed pretty improbable. How could six, seven, eight different ethnic media outlets work together on one health story? What one issue would be compelling enough to interest them? Journalist Richard Kipling examines how the Home Alone project came together.

Quality, Schmuality: Rating the (Medicare Plan) Stars

As Medicare's open enrollment season begins this month, here's what you and your audience should know about the new star ratings for Medicare Advantage plans.

Reporting on Aging: Health Reform, Ethnicity and Income In The Mix

Journalist Paul Kleyman, who has covered aging issues for more than 20 years, offers tips for covering aging as health reform gets underway.

Kids' Home-Packed Lunches: Not As Safe As We Think

Preschoolers' lunches and food safety, a slowdown in hospital building, men get breast cancer too, and more in our Daily Briefing.

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