NIHCM Foundation Awards Over $200K in Journalism Grants

Washington, DC – November 17, 2015 – NIHCM Foundation has awarded eight new grants totaling more than $215,000 to support health journalism. Grants will enhance educational opportunities for journalists, support investigative reporting and fund consumer-friendly digital media on timely topics.

• USC Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Health Journalism Digital ($62,422) - to support the "Health Matters" webinar series, focused on educating journalists on health policy, health reform and community health
  
• The Center for Investigative Reporting ($35,000) - to support an investigative series on fraud in the worker's compensation system
  
• New England Center for Investigative Reporting ($35,000) - to support watchdog reporting on the genetics field and its impact on health care quality and costs
  
• Washington Monthly ($35,000) - to support the nonprofit magazine's investigative reporting on the US health care system
  
• The Health Coverage Fellowship ($18,200) - to support a journalist in the 2016 class of the fellowship, a program of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation that includes a conference and a year of mentoring
  
• FRONTLINE ($10,000) - to support the "Supplements and Safety" documentary, produced in collaboration with The New York Times and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  
• Healthcare Triage ($10,000) - to support an online video series on the use of opioids in the US, including their legitimate use in medicine and their immediate and long-term health impacts
  
• HealthNewsReview.org ($10,000) - to support audio podcasts reviewing media messages about health care interventions

About NIHCM

The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to improving the health of Americans by spurring workable and creative solutions to pressing health care problems.