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Senior reporter at @ProPublica, president of Assn. of Health Care Journalists, hopeful Detroit Lions fan. charles.ornstein@propublica.org
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Medicaid opposition underscores states' healthcare disparities
latimes.com — WASHINGTON - Republican opposition in many statehouses to expanding Medicaid next year under President Obama's healthcare law - opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage - will likely widen the divide between the nation's healthiest and sickest states.Wishing the best to my @columbiajourn students on their graduation! #cuj13
My wonderful and kind father, Alexander Ornstein, died yesterday. He was a lion of a man and we are beyond sad. pic.twitter.com/tArzYU2ndL
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twitter.com — Instantly connect to what's most important to you. Follow your friends, experts, favorite celebrities, and breaking news.MT @aawayne: Speaking of phone records, House Republicans want some from @Sebelius.Also from UnitedHealth, Aetna bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-1…
Sebelius Health Law Fundraising Probed by Republicans
bloomberg.com — The U.S. health secretary's effort to raise money to promote the Affordable Care Act is drawing the attention of Republican lawmakers who want to know whether she solicited companies that her agency regulates. Republicans on two House committees that supervise the Department of Health and Human Services wrote Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, late yesterday for information about her fundraising.Doctors and nurses, have you looked yourself up in Prescriber Checkup? projects.propublica.org/checkup/ We want your feedback: propublica.org/getinvolved/it…
Prescribers: What You Think About Medicare Part D?
propublica.org — In 2010, Medicare's popular drug program paid for 1.1 billion prescriptions written by 1.7 million doctors, nurses and other health care providers. For the first time, the public can see who's prescribing what - and how they compare to others - with our tool, Prescriber Checkup.RT @mattapuzzo: If an oil company kills an eagle it's a crime. If a wind company does, Obama says that's a trade secret. Great story http:/…
AP IMPACT: Wind farms get pass on eagle deaths
m.apnews.com — In this April 18, 2013, photo, a golden eagle is seen flying over a wind turbine on Duke energy's top of the world windfarm in Converse County Wyo. The company has reported 10 golden eagle deaths since it started operation in 2009..@ArtKellermannMD Feds don't regulate medicine, but as massive payer, should they care if prescribers act unsafely? And if yes, what role?
Hospitals should know better, act more responsibly than offering questionable screenings. kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/M…
Hospitals, Testing Companies Face Questions About Value Of Community Screenings
kaiserhealthnews.org — May 13, 2013 This KHN story was produced in collaboration with Hospitals hoping to attract patients and build their brands are teaming up with medical-screening companies to promote tests aimed at consumers worried about potentially deadly heart disease or strokes.RT @GlobeGideon: 5-month delay investigating hosp. complaints. Citing backlog, state health agency pleads for funds b.globe.com/ZWBQnJ
State health inspections backlogged months as department pleads for money
bostonglobe.com — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health, reeling from years of budget cuts, has fallen significantly behind in investigating consumer complaints about medical facilities and lacks sufficient staff to conduct safety inspections of everything from summer camps to food manufacturers to housing for migrant farm workers.RT @jordanrau: Terrific story by @Julie_Appleby about hospitals promoting screenings of dubious value kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2013/M… via @khnews
Hospitals, Testing Companies Face Questions About Value Of Community Screenings
kaiserhealthnews.org — May 13, 2013 This KHN story was produced in collaboration with Hospitals hoping to attract patients and build their brands are teaming up with medical-screening companies to promote tests aimed at consumers worried about potentially deadly heart disease or strokes.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Health, World, U.S. and more.
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