The exceptional 2024 NIHCM Award winners revealed new climate related health risks, investigated a health care crisis in America’s prison system, charted the impact of artificial intelligence on health care, uncovered misconduct in medical research, documented the deeply personal effects of changes in women’s health care, and provided new and substantial evidence on improving care for veterans.
“This year, we are extremely proud to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the NIHCM Awards. We created the awards to recognize and encourage journalists and researchers as they play a vital role in improving health care in America. Having given more than $1.2 million thus far, the extraordinary quality of the entries we see each year only increases our ongoing commitment to advancing the work of top health journalists and researchers.”
Nancy Chockley
Founding President and CEO of NIHCM
2024 Data-Driven Storytelling Award
Niko Kommenda
Annie Gowen
Shannon Osaka
Erin Patrick O'Connor
Hailey Haymond
NIHCM 2024 Data-Driven Storytelling Award Winner
The Human Limit
Niko Kommenda, Annie Gowen, Shannon Osaka, Erin Patrick O’Connor, Simon Ducroquet, Hailey Haymond, Joshua Partlow, Veronica Penney, John Muyskens, Kevin Crowe, Carolyn Van Houten, Jahi Chikwendiu, Rachel Chason, Oriana Chegwidden, Jeremy Freeman, Anant Gupta, Atul Loke, Kareem Fahim, Saiyna Bashir, Ali al-Mujahed, Lorenzo Tugnoli, Caitlin O’Hara, and Adriana Zehbrauskas
Prize: $20,000
2024 Television and Audio Journalism Award
Diane Sawyer
Rachel Scott
ABC News Producers
NIHCM 2024 Television and Audio Journalism Award Winner
ABC News Studios IMPACT x Nightline: On the Brink
Diane Sawyer, Rachel Scott, Eman Varoqua, Tess Scott Davidson, Christina Ng, Candace Smith Chekwa, Karin Weinberg, Acacia Nunes, Laura Coburn, Nadine El-Bawab, Desiree Adib, Erin Murtha, Katerina Rosen, Jhasua Scicchitano, Knez Walker, and Anne Flaherty
Prize: $20,000
2024 Trade Journalism Award
2024 Investigative and General Reporting Award
2024 Research Award
David C. Chan
David Card
Lowell Taylor
NIHCM 2024 Research Award Winner
Is There a VA Advantage? Evidence from Dually Eligible Veterans
David C. Chan, David Card, and Lowell Taylor
Prize: $20,000
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The winning entries were selected from more than 400 entries by our panels of independent judges. As is the case every year, we received many remarkable entries. Learn more about the finalists' impressive work.
our Judges
A special thank you to our judges listed below.
2024 Data-Driven Storytelling Award
- Julia Belluz
- Aaron Carroll
- Christopher J. Conover
- Michael Millenson
- Sabriya Rice
- Meredith White
2024 Television and Audio Journalism Award
- Callie Crossley
- Susan Dentzer
- Gisele Grayson
- Stone Phillips
- Alice Irene Pifer
- Julie Rovner
- Susan Wagner
2024 Trade Journalism Award
- Eliza Barclay
- John Carreyrou
- John Fauber
- Clifton Leaf
- Fred Schulte
- William Wan
2024 Investigative and General Reporting Award
- Eliza Barclay
- John Carreyrou
- John Fauber
- Clifton Leaf
- Fred Schulte
- William Wan
2024 Research Award
- Laurence C. Baker
- Tsung-Mei (May) Cheng
- Paul B. Ginsburg
- Sherry Glied
- Vicky Gregg
- Joseph P. Newhouse
- Mark Pauly
- Gail R. Wilensky