Our 2025 NIHCM Award Winners brought to light critical issues on hospital financing and patient care, insurance fraud and care mismanagement in mental health care, the effects of social and economic barriers on preventive care, the value of a strong public health system, and policies on hospital consolidation and managing care costs.
“The 2025 winners carry on NIHCM’s tradition of honoring the very best in American health care journalism and research,” said Avik Roy, President and CEO of NIHCM. “Our winners' impactful work broke new ground in our understanding of how to improve the affordability and quality of health care. This year, we are especially proud to introduce our new Local Media Award, which celebrates the best in health care journalism from local and regional institutions."
Avik Roy
President and CEO of NIHCM
2025 Local Media Award
NIHCM 2025 Local Media Award Winner
Steward Health Care Investigation
Gordon Russell, Liz Kowalczyk, Chris Serres, Jessica Bartlett, Hanna Krueger, Rebecca Ostriker, (foreground), Mark Arsenault, Brendan McCarthy, Elizabeth Koh, Catherine Carlock, Yoohyun Jung
Prize: $15,000
2025 Trade Journalism Award
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya
Sam Donndelinger
NIHCM 2025 Trade Journalism Award Winner
'I'm another statistic. I feel let down': How HIV prevention stays out of reach for many
Anastassia Gliadkovskaya and Sam Donndelinger
Prize: $15,000
2025 Investigative and General Reporting Award
2025 Data-Driven Storytelling Award
Christopher Weaver
Anna Wilde Mathews
Tom Mcginty
Mark Maremont
Andrew Mollica
2025 Television and Audio Journalism Award
2025 Research Award
Elena Andreyeva
Atul Gupta
Catherine Ishitani
Malgorzata Sylwestrzak
Benjamin Ukert
NIHCM 2025 Research Award Winner
The Corporatization of Independent Hospitals
Elena Andreyeva, Atul Gupta, Catherine Ishitani, Malgorzata Sylwestrzak, and Benjamin Ukert
Prize: $20,000
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The winning entries were selected from nearly 300 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.
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our Judges
A special thank you to our judges listed below.
2025 Local Media Award
- Tony Leys
- Susan Livio
- Anna Wilde Mathews
- Mark Miller
- Caitlin Owens
- Christopher Weaver
2025 Trade Journalism Award
- Andrew Dreyfus
- Matthew Herper
- Robert Langreth
- Clifton Leaf
- Antonio Regalado
- Fred Schulte
2025 Investigative and General Reporting Award
- Andrew Dreyfus
- Matthew Herper
- Robert Langreth
- Clifton Leaf
- Antonio Regalado
- Fred Schulte
2025 Data-Driven Storytelling Award
- Juweek Adolphe
- Christopher Conover
- Brad Fluegel
- Jayme Fraser
- Yoohyun Jung
- Derek Willis
2025 Television and Audio Journalism Award
- Bertha Coombs
- Callie Crossley
- Susan Dentzer
- Dan Gorenstein
- A.J. Lagoe
- Stone Phillips
- Julie Rovner
2025 Research Award
- Ge Bai
- Laurence Baker
- May Tsung-Mai Cheng
- Martin Gaynor
- Paul Ginsburg
- Vicky Gregg
- Joseph Newhouse
- Mark Pauly
- Kosali Simon
- Christopher Whaley