
Joseph Burns
Journalist at Freelance
Health Policy Topic Leader at Association of Health Care Journalists
Independent journalist covering the nation's health system and the business of care. @AHCJ health policy and insurance beat leader. RT ≠ endorsement.
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3 weeks ago |
healthjournalism.org | Joseph Burns
When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, lobbying from health insurers and physicians helped to kill a potentially significant provision: a government-run public option health insurance program. In early versions of the ACA, President Barack Obama proposed that it include a public option that could compete with private insurers and keep them honest, as Robert Pear reported for The New York Times.
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3 weeks ago |
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Paul Cooper |Joseph Burns |Katherine B. Salciccioli
1 What Is the Review About? What are the effects of psychological interventions for the treatment of depression in adolescents and adults with congenital heart disease? 3 What Are the Findings Based on? Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) directly assessing the use of psychological interventions for depression in patients with congenital heart disease were included. The initial literature review yielded 887 studies. However, 870 were ineligible, and 12 did not meet the inclusion criteria.
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1 month ago |
healthjournalism.org | Joseph Burns
Among some lawyers and U.S. Supreme Court observers, a consensus developed Monday that the court will likely uphold a provision in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allowing millions of Americans to continue getting no-cost preventive care services. Other lawyers and observers, however, were not so sure. The ACA requires private health insurers to cover preventive health services at no additional cost to patients, as Amy Howe explained in a preview of the case on the SCOTUSblog.
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2 months ago |
healthjournalism.org | Joseph Burns
Many discussions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) include a list of ways the law has failed to help Americans get more affordable and comprehensive health insurance. What’s left out, therefore, are all the ways the law has helped Americans get better coverage and improved health. This is the third story in a series.
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2 months ago |
healthjournalism.org | Joseph Burns
Most Americans may be unaware of the significant impact the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has had on nearly the entire U.S. health insurance system. Fifteen years ago, when Congress passed the ACA (officially the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), journalists and consumers recognized that the law provided Americans with health insurance choices that were previously nonexistent. This story is the second in a series. Read the first here.
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