Kaiser Family Foundation Launches Health Policy News Service

Despite the ongoing financial turmoil in the media industry and cutbacks in newsroom, topics such as health reform are being given in-depth coverage, thanks to a new health policy news service, kaiserhealthnews.org. Launched earlier this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the niche news site provides a new source of reporting and examines the nation’s health care system from a consumer perspective. The site covers complex health policy issues and major developments in kaiserhealthnews.org features contributions from a wide array of leading health policy commentators and independent journalists, and includes:

• a daily health policy report
• original programming from Kaiser’s broadcast studio
• regular blog and columns from contributing writers and experts
• multimedia content through partnerships with leading news organizations, including The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, NPR News and The New Republic
• bookmaking and content-sharing tools.

The site is notable for its not-for-profit business model and in-depth, public service journalism. All content is available free of charge to other news organizations and the public. The site is primarily funded by the Kaiser Family Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit, private operating foundation dedicated to producing and communicating analysis and information on health issues.