Obamacare: Here comes the information tsunami August 29, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman A storm of ads is confusing the public, and dubious media partnerships don’t help
Oregon doctors say no to drug companies August 27, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman A Laurel to The (Bend) Bulletin for telling how they did it
The Big Boys: Ins. agents protect turf August 26, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Who best to advise consumers–newbie navigators or old time brokers?
Exchange Watch: Missing in Montana August 23, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman The Associated Press trips up in covering an Obamacare rate announcement
Food fight!–The food police, part 3 August 22, 2013 By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont A battle royal among food writers is distracting readers from learning about real-world solutions to the obesity problem
Exchange Watch: Nevada August 20, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Who’s sending out those press releases? Brokers, too, have an angle on Obamacare.
The press finds another Obamacare delay August 16, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman And there’s a tiff over who had the story first
Medicare Uncovered: How many doctors still take Medicare? August 12, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman How you answer depends on who you are and where you stand
A reporting collaborative takes on a California health plague August 9, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Working together, local journalists tackle valley fever and produce a laurel-worthy effort
An Obamacare scorecard July 29, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Part 1: What’s gone, what’s on hold, and what’s still in place
Cost Curve: How hospitals don’t help July 22, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Laurels to two reporters for digging into how some hospitals and doctor groups are raising the national healthcare bill
Exchange Watch: Are New Yorkers getting a bargain? July 18, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman The state announces a big win on health policy prices, but a closer look is in order
Exchange Watch: No drama in Vermont’s insurance rates July 16, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman The AP reported the Green Mountain State’s rate announcement, but not the broader story
Flash: this new drug is not so new July 12, 2013 By Sibyl Shalo Wilmont Disappointing coverage of Brisdelle, the hot flash drug, misses a chance to expose one of Big Pharma’s oldest tricks