
David Hilzenrath
@davidhilzenrath
Senior Correspondent @KFFHealthNews.
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http://khn.org 19-05-2011 19:49:50
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Congrats to our Barlett and Steele Gold award winners KFF Health News and Cox Media Group and especially David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer and thanks to the Reynolds Center for the recognition! businessjournalism.org/2024/10/2024wi…

Congrats to David Hilzenrath and Jodie Fleischer, Gold Award winners in the 2024 Barlett and Steele awards for investigative business journalism! 🥳 Learn more: businessjournalism.org/2024/10/2024wi… Read "Overpayment Outrage," a collaboration of KFF Health News & Cox Media Group: kffhealthnews.org/overpayment-ou…

Deeply honored to share in this award named for journalistic giants Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele, whose work has long been an inspiration. And thanks to another leading light, Jay Hancock, for the generous words. Grateful to be part of such an extraordinary team.

NEW: Many California hospitals would not be able to operate if a major earthquake hit their area. Now, many will have to hit a 2030 deadline to retrofit. Annie Sciacca reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/c…

Patients who survive on IV nutrition are stranded in the hospital or running short on supplies due to hurricane damage and CVS business decisions. Arthur Allen reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/h…

Hear from the winners of the 2024 Barlett & Steele Awards as they discuss their extraordinary investigations next month at Cronkite School! Guests include: ▪️Margie Mason ▪️Jodie Fleischer ▪️David Hilzenrath ▪️Caitlin Thompson ▪️Nicole Einbinder More at businessjournalism.org/events/


Emails show how health officials struggle to track the bird flu, partly in deference to the agricultural industry. As a result, researchers don’t know how often farmworkers are being infected — and could miss alarming signals. Amy Maxmen, PhD reports kffhealthnews.org/news/article/b…

We're honored to receive the 2024 National Press Foundation Freddie Award for our joint investigation with Cox Media Group on Social Security overpayments!🥳 Congrats to David Hilzenrath, Jodie Fleischer, @fred_ckelly, and everyone involved. Read "Overpayment Outrage": kffhealthnews.org/overpayment-ou…


Ananya Bhargava interviews KFF Health News’ David Hilzenrath, a member of the 2024 #BarlettAndSteele Regional/Local Gold Award-winning team. Hilzenrath discusses the behind-the-scenes of the "Overpayment Outrage" investigation. Listen now at ow.ly/fXgT50UmyYO


NEW: Should Marty Makary take the reins at the FDA, an agency that regulates a fifth of the U.S. economy, he would have to engage in the thorny challenges of governing. Arthur Allen ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/m…


NEW: To a great extent, the FDA leaves it to food companies to determine whether their ingredients and additives are safe. Companies don’t have to tell the FDA about those decisions or list all ingredients on product labels. David Hilzenrath reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/f…

The Social Security Administration is backing off its plan to cut off many beneficiaries’ monthly benefit payments to claw back sums they were allegedly overpaid. Instead, it will default to withholding half. David Hilzenrath & Jodie Fleischer report: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…



NEW: Recent studies have raised concerns that chemicals such as maltodextrin, carrageenan, and carboxymethyl cellulose could throw your gut bacteria out of whack, causing health problems. David Hilzenrath reports. ⤵️ kffhealthnews.org/news/article/e…

Honored to share the Center for Integrity in News Reporting Award for Broadcast Reporting with Josh Wade and Jodie Fleischer – for “impartial, objective and fair news reporting exhibiting the courage not to fear, and the discipline not to favor.” cfinr.org

Melt resistant ice cream? Recent studies have raised concerns that chemicals such as maltodextrin, carrageenan, and carboxymethyl cellulose could throw your gut bacteria out of whack, causing health problems. David Hilzenrath californiahealthline.org/news/article/e…

It’s a marvel of food technology: ice cream that resists melting. So KFF Health News' Hannah Norman ran an experiment to see what happens over 24 hours on a kitchen counter. David Hilzenrath's reporting dives into the details: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/e…