NIHCM Awards

The NIHCM Awards recognize the tremendous contributions of researchers and journalists who brought to light new evidence that advances the health system and the health of Americans.

Meet This Year's Winners

Past Winners: 2022 2021 2020

“This award has become probably the most prestigious award you can win for health care journalism.”

John Carreyrou

The New York Times, Print Journalism Award Winner

awards given every year for the following categories

Investigative and General Reporting Award

Recognizing excellence in written reporting

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Trade Journalism Award

Recognizing excellence in writing for a specialized audience

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Television and Audio Journalism Award

Recognizing excellence in reporting for TV, audio and streaming media

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Data-Driven Storytelling Award

Recognizing online reporting based in data and graphic elements.

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Research Award

Recognizing excellence in peer-reviewed, published research

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our ceremonies through the years

NIHCM Awards Dinner, May 23, 2023, The Reach at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, Washington, DC

Nancy Chockley, NIHCM Founding President & CEO, NIHCM team members - Caitlin Ellis, Sheree Crute, Kathryn Santoro

Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 2023 DMA Award Winner, Giselle Grayson, NPR, Jon Hamilton, NPR, A'Lelia Bundles, journalist, Callie Crossley, WGBH (TVR Award Judge)

Gary St. Hilaire (NIHCM Board of Directors), JD Hickey (Chair NIHCM Board of Directors), 2023

Sabriya Rice, KFF Health News (NIHCM DMA Award Judge), Elizabeth Rosenthal, KFF Health News, Terry Byrne, KFF Health News, 2023

Nancy Chockley, 2023 TVR Award Winners Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselt

Avik Roy (NIHCM Advisory Board Member), Zack Cooper (NIHCM Research Grantee), Laurence Baker (Research Award Judge), Zirui Song, 2023

David Cutler, 2023 Research Award Winner

2023 DMA Award Winners Juweek Adolphe, Noam Levey, (Nancy Chockley), Yuki Noguchi, Aneri Pattani, Megan Kalata, (Carmel Wroth, NPR)

2023 Trade & General Circulation Judge panel

Nancy Chockley, 2023 Trade Winners, Charles Pillar and Meagan Weiland, Science Magazine

2023 General Circulation Winners Chad Terhune and Robin Respaut, Reuters, Nancy Chockley

2023 TVR Award winners Paula Eiselt, Tonya Lewis Lee, JD Hickey (Chair, NIHCM Board of Directors)

NIHCM Awards Dinner, May 25, 2022, Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Natural Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC

NIHCM Awards Judges Michael Millenson and Clifton Leaf, 2022 dinner

Jason Ukman and Rachel Cohrs, STAT News, 2022 Awards Dinner

NIHCM Board Members Curtis Barnett, JD Hickey, Jeff Roe, 2022

2022 DMA Award winner, Lylla Younes, Propublica

2022 Research Award Winners - Jacob Goldin, Janet McCubbin, Ithai Z. Lurie

Kathryn Santoro, 2022 General Circulation Award Winner Matthew Herper, STAT, Nancy Chockley, Nicholas Florko, STAT

NIHCM Awards Dinner, 2019. Organization of American States

Stuart Craig, Zack Cooper (Research Award Winners, 2019) and Julie Schoenman (NIHCM Foundation)

Shubham Singhal, Paul Mango and Dakasha Winton, Organization of American States, 2019

John Forsyth, Dan Loepp (NIHCM Board Member), Organization of American States, 2019

The Columbus Dispatch Team, 2019 Print Journalism Award Winners

John Doerr, Nancy Chockley (NIHCM Founding President & CEO), and David Pankau, former NIHCM Board member, Organization of American States, 2019

Dakasha Winton, Andrea Willis and Paula Steiner, The Renwick, 2018

Kaiser Health News Team, Digital Media Award Winner, 2018

The Wall Street Journal Team, Print Journalism Award Winner, 2017

Martin Hackmann, Research Award Winner, 2016

Guests at The Renwick, 2016

Don Berwick (NIHCM Advisory Board), Tsung-Mei Cheng Reinhardt (Research Award Judge), W. David Helms (NIHCM Board) and Governor Mike Leavitt (NIHCM Advisory Board), The Renwick, 2018