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.听
Here are some of our favorites, starting with the grand prize winner, whose entry was turned into a cartoon by staff illustrator Oona Zenda.听
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鈥檛 do.
Perhaps some fluoridated water in lieu?
鈥� Holly Ainsworth听
Other Newsroom Favorites听
Measles are red.
Chickenpox is too.
Let鈥檚 stick with vaccines
And fight covid and flu.
鈥� Arielle Levin Becker听
The donut hole is closed, my dear;
Our Part D costs are capped.
Let鈥檚 hope our love survives alongside
The Inflation Reduction Act.听
鈥� Brandy Bauer听
My love for you is like health care as a percentage of GDP. It grows larger every year.
鈥� David Schleifer听
