October 11, 2023

A recent USA Today series goes deep into America's Type 2 diabetes crisis and efforts to tackle it. With support from The Commonwealth Fund, the project was led by three AHCJ Health Care Performance fellows and focuses on the question of why, when we know how to treat diabetes, so many people are suffering from this disease.

U.S. health care system challenges are often obvious, including large swaths of uninsured residents, junk insurance plans, high maternal mortality rates and preventable medical errors. But what is at the root of issues like these? What would an equitable health care system look like?

We want you to dig in and find out.

Don't miss your opportunity to apply for this year's class of AHCJ Health Care Performance Fellowships — the application deadline is October 13 at 5 p.m. CST. Apply now!

What We're Reading

Louisiana’s saltwater wedge is a slow-motion disaster (Jake Bittle for Grist)

Toddlers with developmental delays are missing out on help they need. It can hurt them long term (Claire Savage for AP News)

How red-state politics are shaving years off American lives (Lauren Weber, Dan Diamond and Dan Keating for Washington Post)

America’s epidemic of chronic illness is killing us too soon (Joel Achenbach, Dan Keating, Laurie McGinley, Akilah Johnson and Jahi Chikwendiu for Washington Post)

Children Are Dying in Ill-Prepared Emergency Rooms Across America (Liz Essley Whyte and Melanie Evans for Wall Street Journal)

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. Apply here »

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. 19: Fall Summit advance registration closes, Registrations made after Oct. 13 will not include meals. Read more »

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. Apply here »

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

Mid-level Health Care Reporter, The Kansas City Beacon

The Kansas City Beacon is looking for a motivated mid-career reporter to cover health care, with an emphasis on consumer advocacy and disparities in access. We also want to give that reporter the freedom to identify and pursue health stories they’re passionate about in our community.
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Deputy Editor, Modern Healthcare

Modern Healthcare, the leading source of healthcare business news, is looking for a highly motivated, news-driven deputy editor to grow our audience by helping produce must-read content for our website and newsletters. Read more »

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