The feature educates the reader on the realities of this country’s flawed health care system, with profiles of four women who, for different reasons, were forced through the cracks-with often devastating consequences.
Judges’ Comments: Fran Smith’s article is packed with solid information and provides several strong examples of what happens to real people who are denied insurance coverage. It also includes a clear lexicon to help the average reader work through the policy maze and ends by prescribing actions all can apply.