Winning Contest Entries
Explore a diverse array of entries that have participated in our contests over the years. These entries represent the incredible talent, creativity, and dedication of journalists and storytellers from various backgrounds and media platforms.
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- Investigative (large)
Chronic Condition
Parkland Memorial Hospital is one of the largest public hospitals in the nation and the safety net for thousands of…
- 2013
No Award
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- Health Policy (large)
Voices of the Affordable Care Act
Because it was the subject of heated and often negative debate for years, when the Affordable Care Act became law,…
- 2013
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Road to Reform
My near-weekly “Road to Reform” column tracked ACA implementation, with a focus on California. I helped spotlight national enrollment numbers,…
- 2013
No Award
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- Business (small)
The ‘Where’ of Health Care Can Be Costly
As hospitals have acquired hundreds of formerly independent clinician practices, patients have been hit with higher bills for ancillary services…
- 2013
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Dan Diamond’s 2013 Body of Work
My near-weekly “Road to Reform” column tracked ACA implementation, with a focus on California. I helped spotlight national enrollment numbers,…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (small)
Almost Without Hope: Seeking a Path to Health on the Rosebud Indian Reservation
Statistically speaking, the poor health of Native Americans living the Great Plains of the United States rivals many developing countries.…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (large)
A Window into Life with Medical Pot
Colorado’s therapeutic cannabis industry launched in earnest in late 2009, triggering a “green rush” that boosted the state’s economy. Big…
- 2013
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Sue Thoms’ 2013 Body of Work
Health care is personal and local – and that comes through in this collection of stories about health care in…
- 2013
No Award
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- Investigative (small)
The Cancer Letter: Conflicts of Interest at MD Anderson Cancer Center
In a series of investigative stories that has been running for over two years, The Cancer Letter editor Paul Goldberg…
- 2013
No Award
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- Investigative (large)
Donor Dilemma
Anyone who gets or renews a driver’s license is bombarded with requests to become an organ donor. Many people sign…
- 2013
No Award
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- Public Health (large)
VA Legionnaires’ Outbreak
Tribune-Review reporters uncovered records showing that waterborne Legionella bacteria were found at a Pittsburgh VA hospital at least five years…
- 2013
No Award
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- Health Policy (small)
Road to Reform
My near-weekly “Road to Reform” column tracked ACA implementation, with a focus on California. I helped spotlight national enrollment numbers,…
- 2013
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Peter Frost’s 2013 Body of Work
As the business of health care reporter for the Chicago Tribune, much of my work in 2013 focused on the…
- 2013
No Award
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- Consumer/Feature (large)
How Doctors Die
Americans don’t die well. Despite wishes to die at home surrounded by loved ones, many of us die in hospitals…
- 2013
No Award
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- Health Policy (small)
California Behind National Scope-of-Practice Curve
California regulations governing nurse practitioners are considered among “the most restrictive in the country,” according to a national trade group…
- 2013
No Award
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