December 13, 2023

Whether you’re a veteran health care reporter, new to the subject or somewhere in between, you’re sure to find AHCJ’s new Insurance Media Guides useful in your reporting.

A project of Georgetown University’s Center on Health Insurance Reforms and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the page AHCJ has built for you offers state-level primers on the insurance status of the residents of each state, plus the District of Columbia.

Read about the guides

The national overview provided in the guide explains the patchwork system of health insurance coverage in the U.S., in which people’s access to services and level of financial protection — not to mention whether they have coverage at all — can vary depending on their birthplace, age, job, income, location and health status.

Check it out. And let us know what you think.

 

Katherine Reed
Director of Education
and Content

Kevin Ridder
Digital Editor
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Celebrate journalistic excellence - become a judge!

The 2023 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism are open and accepting entries, and AHCJ seeks the help of journalism educators and professionals to help us recognize the best health reporting in print, broadcast and online media for 2023. We are proud to say this contest is by journalists, for journalists and is not funded by any outside organizations. The vital work done by our judges goes a long way in keeping these awards so respected.

If you are interested in helping as a judge, please take a moment to visit this form and submit your response. Also, please let us know if you have any timing restrictions or are otherwise unavailable for either round.

If you are available to help as a judge, first-round entries will go to judging teams in early March and second-round in mid to late March, depending on your availability and preference.

What We're Reading

Being Black and Pregnant in the Deep South Can Be a Dangerous Combination (Lauren Sausser for KFF Health News)

Reporting on Long Covid Taught Me to Be a Better Journalist (Ed Yong for The New York Times)

F.D.A. Approves Sickle Cell Treatments, Including One That Uses CRISPR (Gina Colata for The New York Times)

New England Journal of Medicine reckons with its racist past and complicity in slavery (Usha Lee McFarling for STAT)

We need to talk about the United States’ mental health crisis — and its larger causes (Robert Reich for The Guardian)

Upcoming Events

1 p.m. ET, Dec. 13: AHCJ Webinar, Getting a grant or fellowship to support your project: Breaking into narrative journalism part II. In the spring, AHCJ held a webinar on breaking into narrative journalism featuring editors and a freelancer who offered tips on how to pitch your idea. In part two, we'll talk about how to get that project funded with grant or fellowship money. Register here »

6:30 p.m. ET, Dec. 13: AHCJ South Florida Chapter holiday mixer. The South Florida chapter again joins other regional journalism groups for a holiday mixer. First drink is free. RSVP here »

1 p.m. ET, Dec. 14: Lunch and Learn: Finding patient stories. At AHCJ’s Lunch and Learns, freelancer members chat about a designated topic over Zoom every third Thursday of the month at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The Zoom link is always the same.

3 p.m. ET, Jan. 10: AHCJ Webinar, Covering long COVID, the hidden epidemic. In this webinar, you’ll hear from a rehabilitation physician who specializes in treating people with long COVID and a journalist who has been living with the condition. Register here »

Career Development / Sponsored Content

2024 Annual NIHCM Awards

Now taking applications for NIHCM’s 2024 Journalism Awards. Each award
recognizes extraordinary achievement in health care reporting in the following categories: Investigative and General Reporting, Data-Driven Storytelling, Trade Journalism and Television and Audio Reporting. Read more >>
MBL Logan Science Journalism Fellowships

Science and Health Journalists: Apply by Jan. 25. The acclaimed Logan Science Journalism fellowships immerse journalists, writers, editors and producers in hands-on training in biomedical or environmental research. Experience firsthand the life of a scientist and gain valuable insight into contemporary research approaches. Read more »

Knight Science Journalism Fellowship Program

The KSJ Fellowship Program supports a global community of dedicated and thoughtful journalists specializing in science, health, technology and environmental reporting. Mid-career science journalists from all countries compete on an equal basis and are encouraged to apply. Read more »

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