Affordable health care is our love language. Stoke the fire by submitting your sweetest \u201cHealth Policy Valentines.\u201d We want to see your clever, heartfelt, or hilarious tributes to the policies that shape health care. An esteemed panel of editors will review entries. We\u2019ll share favorites on our social media channels, and our staff will pick the winners, announced on Friday, Feb. 13, just in time for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n
Rules:<\/strong><\/p>\n Submit your poem \u2014 whether conventional, free-form, or haiku \u2014 using the form below. Please include the link to a related KFF Health News article.<\/p>\n Like KFF Health News<\/a> on Facebook, and follow @KFFHealthNews<\/a> on X, @kffhealthnews.org<\/a> on Bluesky, and @kffhealthnews<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n (Optional) Include your X, Bluesky, Instagram, or other social handle in the submission and let us know if it\u2019s OK to give you a shoutout on social media.<\/p>\n Submit your poem by noon ET on Wednesday, Feb. 4.<\/p>\n To win, the poem must meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n Contain information related to health care and\/or health policy that follows the love\/valentines theme.<\/p>\n Tag KFF Health News and use the hashtag #HealthPolicyValentines if shared on social media.<\/p>\n Reference a KFF Health News article in the poem \u2014 our preference, not mandatory.<\/p>\n Be written without the help of artificial intelligence. Entries created or modified by AI will not be considered.<\/p>\n Submissions may be lightly edited for style and clarity.<\/p>\n Prizes:<\/strong><\/p>\n Julie Rovner will read the winning submission on the What the Health? From KFF Health News<\/em> podcast on Feb. 12. The top poem will be announced with a custom comic illustration drawn by staff illustrator Oona Zenda. That poem will also be featured in the KFF Health News \u201cMorning Briefing<\/a>\u201d on Feb. 13, and we will show the winner some love on our social media pages, with the hashtag #HealthPolicyValentines.<\/p>\n Submissions are due by noon ET on Wednesday, Feb. 4.<\/p>\n EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Your name:(Required)Your email address:(Required)<\/p>\n Your poem:(Required)Related KFF Health News article URL:<\/p>\n Your social media handle(s) and platform: (OPTIONAL)Example: @KFFHealthNews on Instagram, etc.Is it OK to give you a shout-out on social?(Required)<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tYes<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tNo \t\t\t\t\tI confirm this poem was not created using AI (artificial intelligence).<\/p>\n \u0394<\/p>\n KFF Health News<\/a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF\u2014an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF<\/a>.<\/p>\nHealth Policy Valentines Submission Form<\/h2>\n
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