1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.
"Grading Reform"
"Doctor's Inc."
"Too Small for Small Businesses"
"Less Competition, Higher Premiums"
"State-Level Health Care Reform"
All by Marilyn Serafini.
2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.
"Grading Reform," March 27, 2010
"Doctor's Inc.," June 26, 2010
"Too Small for Small Businesses," May 15, 2010
"Less Competition, Higher Premiums," March 20, 2010
"State-Level Health Care Reform," Feb. 20, 2010
3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
These stories lead up to and follow the health care reform efforts in 2010 and highlight the numerous issues that important both to passage and to the effects on the various stakeholders.
4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
These stories resulted from numerous expert interviews, examination of proposals for reform and original small surveys of experts to rate the effectiveness of the reform act in meeting specific goals.
5. Explain types of human sources used.
These stories resulted from numerous expert interviews, examination of proposals for reform and original small surveys of experts to rate the effectiveness of the reform act in meeting specific goals.
6. Results (if any).
The goal was to better inform the public and policy makers about reform efforts and provisions and the result of these reforms, and I accomplished that goal.
7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
None.
8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Talk to real people and to the experts. Always look at a completed piece of legislation and challenge whether it met its initial goal from the perspective of multiple stakeholders.