Price & Profits: Understanding the U.S. Health Care System

Covering health care often means getting up to speed fast — learning just enough to report accurately before your next deadline hits. But when it comes to the U.S. health care system, the fundamentals aren’t always easy to find in one clear, reliable place.

That’s where this course comes in.

With support from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM), AHCJ has launched its first online certification course designed for journalists who want to build — or refresh — a strong foundation in how the U.S. health care system actually works.

“Price and Profit: Understanding the U.S. Health Care ‘System’” is a three-part, on-demand course you can complete on your own schedule. It walks you through:

• The core building blocks of the health care system

• A closer look at Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA

• The key forces driving rising costs and affordability challenges

Along the way, you’ll gain practical knowledge you can apply immediately to your reporting, and a go-to resource you can revisit whenever a story demands it.

Complete the course, pass a short quiz and you’ll earn a certification you can add to your resume.