Nothing sweeps us off our feet like a health policy valentine. Readers showed their love this season, writing poetic lines about surprise medical bills, bird flu, the cost of health care, and more.
Here are some of our favorites, starting with the grand prize winner, whose entry was turned into a cartoon by staff illustrator Oona Zenda.
1st Place
Runner-Up
What to make for my valentine?Maybe a cake on which we can dine!But raw milk and flu-ish eggs won’t do.Perhaps some fluoridated water in lieu?
– Holly Ainsworth
Other Newsroom Favorites
Measles are red.Chickenpox is too.Let’s stick with vaccinesAnd fight covid and flu.
– Arielle Levin Becker
The donut hole is closed, my dear;Our Part D costs are capped.Let’s hope our love survives alongsideThe Inflation Reduction Act.
– Brandy Bauer
My love for you is like health care as a percentage of GDP. It grows larger every year.
– David Schleifer
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.
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Nothing sweeps us off our feet like a health policy valentine. Readers showed their love this season, writing poetic lines about surprise medical bills, bird flu, the cost of health care, and more.
Here are some of our favorites, starting with the grand prize winner, whose entry was turned into a cartoon by staff illustrator Oona Zenda.
1st Place
Runner-Up
What to make for my valentine?Maybe a cake on which we can dine!But raw milk and flu-ish eggs won’t do.Perhaps some fluoridated water in lieu?
– Holly Ainsworth
Other Newsroom Favorites
Measles are red.Chickenpox is too.Let’s stick with vaccinesAnd fight covid and flu.
– Arielle Levin Becker
The donut hole is closed, my dear;Our Part D costs are capped.Let’s hope our love survives alongsideThe Inflation Reduction Act.
– Brandy Bauer
My love for you is like health care as a percentage of GDP. It grows larger every year.
– David Schleifer
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.
USE OUR CONTENT
This story can be republished for free (details).
We encourage organizations to republish our content, free of charge. Here’s what we ask:
You must credit us as the original publisher, with a hyperlink to our kffhealthnews.org site. If possible, please include the original author(s) and KFF Health News” in the byline. Please preserve the hyperlinks in the story.
It’s important to note, not everything on kffhealthnews.org is available for republishing. If a story is labeled “All Rights Reserved,” we cannot grant permission to republish that item.
Have questions? Let us know at [email protected]
