September 27, 2023
 Health Beat In the past year, journalists and health researchers have uncovered troubling facts about how health insurers fail members by delaying or denying care through prior authorization. Also called prior approval,… September 26, 2023 |
 Health Beat More hospitals are implementing virtual caregiver programs to monitor patients and alert nurses to medical problems. Here’s what to know. September 25, 2023 |
 Health Beat How journalistscan help to set the record straight about what Medicare Advantage plans do and don’t cover, associated out-of-pocket costs and the importance of finding the best insurance to meet an individual’s health needs. September 22, 2023 |
 Health Beat Why reportersshould pay more attention to abortion falsehoods being disseminated in languages other than English. September 21, 2023 |
What We’re Reading
Interest in doula care grows amid maternal health crisis (Tina Reed and Maya Goldman for Axios)
In Hospitals, Viruses Are Everywhere. Masks Are Not. (Apoorva Mandavilli for The New York Times)
Protecting a Predator (Bianca Fortis and Laura Beil for Intelligencer)
Treating Rural America: The last doctor in town (Hyacinth Empinado for STAT)
Overdose crisis reaches historic levels in New York City (Kiara Alfonseca for ABC News)
Upcoming Events
Oct. 13, 5 p.m. ET: Application deadline — AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance, This fellowship allows mid-career journalists to maintain their regular employment while working on a major project over a 12-month calendar year. You’ll pursue the projects with the support of your newsrooms or arranged outlets, which commit to publish or air the work. Read more »
Oct. 19, 1 p.m. ET: Lunch and Learn — Using AI for reporting, In AHCJ’s Lunch and Learn, freelance members chat about a designated topic every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. ET. The Zoom link is always the same.
Oct. 20, 5 p.m. ET: Application deadline — AHCJ International Health Study Fellowships, This fellowship is a six-month program supporting veteran U.S.-based health care journalists who want to pursue a story or project comparing a facet of the U.S. health care system to that of another country. Read more »
Nov. 2–3: AHCJ Fall Summit — Homelessness and Health Care, Housing is a health care issue. Research leaves little doubt about the negative impact a lack of a place to call home has on people’s health. We’re going to dig into this complicated issue at our Fall Summit from Nov. 2–3 in Oakland, Calif. Read more »
Career Development / Sponsored Content
McGraw Fellowships: Enterprise Reporting Grants to $15K
Applications are open for the Fall 2023 McGraw Fellowships. The Fellowships, awarded twice a year, provide experienced journalists with a grant of up to $15K and the editorial support needed to produce deeply-reported investigative or enterprise stories on critical economic, financial or business issues. Both freelance and staff journalists in all forms of media with at least five years’ professional experience are eligible. Journalists from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. Fall 2023 applications are due Oct. 6, 2023. Read more »
NIHCM Foundation Health Care Journalism Grant Program
The National Institute for Health Care Management is now accepting applications for the 2023–2024 cycle of the NIHCM Foundation Health Care Journalism Grant program. National and local news outlets, freelance reporters, non-profit media outlets and organizations that educate journalists are invited to apply now. Read more »
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