The NIHCM Foundation, a member of MIF since 2019, funds health care journalism that examines issues impacting the United States health care system and consumers, such as access to care, cost and quality, and equity. The impact of its investments can be seen in work such as “The Aftermath,” a Vox series about the collateral health effects of Covid-19. A recent NIHCM-supported story in the series, “The Doctors Are Not All Right,” confronted the devastating mental health toll that COVID-19 has taken on doctors around the country.

This is the kind of high-quality journalism to which NIHCM is committed. That’s why, for the second year, NIHCM is making $1 million available to support new awards in journalism and research.

In this Q&A, Nancy Chockley, founding President and CEO of the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, and Kathryn Santoro, Director of Programming, share details about NIHCM’s commitment to supporting high-quality health journalism.

Media Impact Funders (MIF): NIHCM is an organization dedicated to transforming health care. How does media fit into that goal?

Nancy Chockley: We see supporting top media organizations as an essential part of our work to advance improvements in health and health care. Last year, we increased our commitment to our grantees by awarding $1 million between our journalism and research programs, for the first time in our history.

Read the full article about the NIHCM Foundation at Media Impact Funders.