The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) Media Fellowships on Health Performance is a yearlong program enabling mid-career journalists to pursue a significant reporting project examining health care systems. With Commonwealth Fund support, reporters attend seminars on health system performance and consult with AHCJ fellowship leaders and experts. Fellows may also receive financial support for field reporting, health data, or other research needs.
The 2012 fellows will be:
- John George, a health care reporter for the Philadelphia Business Journal. George will focus on the state of obstetrics services in the Philadelphia area.
- Margot Sanger-Katz, a health care correspondent for the National Journal in Washington, D.C. Sanger-Katz will examine the growing pattern of hospital consolidation and its influence on health care costs and the future of health reform.
- Tammy Worth, a Kansas City-area freelance writer. Worth will produce articles about health care delivery to uninsured undocumented immigrants.