Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season
51ÊÓƵ Health News senior correspondent Renuka Rayasam discussed gun violence in Bogalusa, Louisiana, on KALW’s Your Call on Dec. 19.
- Read Rayasam’s “Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic,” co-reported with Fred Clasen-Kelly.
51ÊÓƵ Health News rural health correspondent Andrew Jones discussed the implications of North Carolina’s certificate of need law for health care facilities and equipment on Blue Ridge Public Radio on Dec. 15.
- Read Jones’ “A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field.“
51ÊÓƵ Health News senior correspondent Julie Appleby discussed how expiring tax credits are creating uncertainty in Affordable Care Act marketplaces on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Wisconsin Today on Dec. 12.
51ÊÓƵ Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements on WUGA’s The Georgia Health Report on Dec. 15 and NPR and WABE’s All Things Considered on Dec. 11.
- Read Whitehead’s “Medicaid Work Rules Exempt the ‘Medically Frail.’ Deciding Who Qualifies Is Tricky,” co-reported with Samantha Liss.