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Steven Ross Johnson

Reporter/Chicago

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Steven Ross Johnson has been a staff reporter for Modern Healthcare magazine since 2013 and covers issues involving public health and other healthcare news. Johnson has been a freelance reporter for the Chicago Tribune, Progress Illinois, the Chicago Reporter and the Times of Northwest Indiana and a government affairs reporter for the Courier-News in Elgin, Ill. He received a bachelor's degree in communications from Columbia College in Chicago and a master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

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Medicaid can vastly improve maternal health, study

A new report finds Medicaid helps fill the gaps in maternal health coverage.
'Post-antibiotics' world is here, experts say

Experts fear a “post-antibiotics” era has already begun as new product development lags while overuse of current treatments continues despite the growing threat of drug-resistant diseases.
Study: EHRs can help address social needs in primary care

Boston Medical Center has implemented a social determinants of health screener for primary-care patients in order to better identify and address patients' unmet social needs.
How one medical center fought off an emerging infectious disease threat

A rapid response centered on quick identification enabled OU Medical Center to successfully contain a deadly infectious drug-resistant threat.
ACA uncertainty created financial boon for health insurers

A new analysis projects ACA individual market insurers will have to return a record total of $800 million in rebates to consumers due to excess premiums for 2018.
CDC: 3 out of 5 maternal deaths are preventable

Health officials say a multilevel approach is needed to reduce the U.S.' high rate of pregnancy-related deaths.
Kaiser to launch social care network

Kaiser Permanente is launching a network that will have the potential to connect millions of its members to healthcare and social services providers.
Cost of graduate medical education stifling ability to bolster physician workforce

Teaching hospitals say the current approach to financing graduate medical education hinders efforts to train more physicians to meet workforce needs of the future.
Walgreens to train for pharmacy staff in Mental Health First Aid

Walgreens will offer its pharmacists online training to better address patients' mental health and substance use disorders.
Cigna partners with VA to tackle opioid misuse among veterans

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Cigna are partnering to reduce the risk of opioid misuse among veterans.
Measles cases hit 25-year high, CDC says

Federal health officials say unvaccinated communities have contributed to a 25-year high in measles cases.
Report: Public health funding falls despite increasing threats

Declines in public health funding come as the need for such services increased, a new report finds.
ACA has not reduced ED visits, study finds

Although the Affordable Care Act led to more Americans securing health insurance coverage, emergency department use hasn't dropped.
Workplace wellness programs don't improve employee health: study

The new study raises more doubt about whether workplace wellness programs save on healthcare costs or improve health outcomes.
Doctors seek effective approaches to persuade parents to vaccinate

Increased concerns among parents over vaccines have highlighted the importance of the approaches physicians use to persuade them to immunize their children.