Journalism Grants
Funding For:
Can This Obscure Policy Protect People from Medical Debt?
Health Care Costs & Quality
Recipient:
Tradeoffs
Grant Period:
Jan 01, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
AMOUNT:
$35,000.00
Summary of the Project:
As health care costs rise and the safety net shrinks, Americans are at increasing risk for crushing medical debt. This project will provide first-of-its-kind reporting on the impact of state laws requiring hospitals to automatically provide eligible patients with free or discounted care, and what policymakers should consider about how to make charity care easier for consumers to access.
About the Grantee:
Tradeoffs is an award-winning nonprofit newsroom reporting on health care’s toughest choices. From the cost of care and health equity to insurance, mental health and artificial intelligence, Tradeoffs goes beyond headlines to examine how policy decisions shape real lives — and what can be learned from the people working to solve the system’s most pressing challenges.