Journalists Zero In on ‘Certificate of Need’ Laws and Turbulent Obamacare Enrollment Season

³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ 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.
³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ 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.“
³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ 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.
³Ô¹Ï²»´òìÈ 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.