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Nicole Ortiz

Township Valley

Editor at Healthcare Brew

Healthcare Editor at Morning Brew

Healthcare editor @MorningBrew. Previous editing with @axios @marshallproj @adexchanger @adweek. Like the Lorax, I speak for the trees. 🌱 she/her

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  • Here are some of Healthcare Brew’s top stories from the first half of the year

    1 week ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    Our readers have spoken, and they’re saying, “Healthcare Brew is our favorite healthcare news source, hands down!” And then there’s lots of confetti and cheering and general merriment. Or at least that’s what we’re picturing as we reflect back on some of our top-read stories from the first half of the year. Here’s a look at five of our most-read stories since January and what they delved into. 5.

  • Experts outline potential long-term impacts of environmental health research, staffing cuts

    2 weeks ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    Since January, the Trump administration has taken a red pen to research grants across the healthcare industry, with one analysis from Stat finding that NIH grant awards have decreased by $2.3 billion since the start of the year. Now, couple that with other targeted areas, like climate change.

  • Trump signs EO to lower drug prices, industry response is mixed

    3 weeks ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    President Donald Trump signed an executive order this morning that would lower drug prices to compete with costs other countries pay. Other countries often pay less than the US in drug prices, according to health policy research organization KFF’s 2022 tracker.

  • Optum faces legislative pushback in Hudson Valley region

    1 month ago | healthcare-brew.com | Nicole Ortiz

    Lately it’s drama, drama, drama for Optum in New York’s Hudson Valley. Earlier this year, we reported on how Optum and Summit Health union workers discussed in a town hall meeting the “corporate takeover” of the Hudson Valley. Since then, Congressman Pat Ryan has organized an inquiry into the Minnesota-based health system’s acquisitions in the region to analyze quality of care after receiving “numerous complaints” about Optum-owned facilities.

  • The Real Crisis in Public Education: Who’s Failing Who?

    1 month ago | medium.com | Nicole Ortiz

    The American public education system is in crisis — but not for the reasons you’ve been told. For years, politicians have pushed misleading narratives about failing schools to justify slashing budgets and dismantling public institutions. One of the loudest proponents of this narrative was the Trump administration, which blamed the Department of Education for declining test scores.

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Nicole Ortiz
Nicole Ortiz @neco_ornot
8 May 25

Another update on Optum's "corporate takeover" in the Hudson Valley: @PatRyanUC organized an inquiry into patient care after receiving complaints from Optum patients, which he's sent to the FTC, DOJ, and HHS for further investigation. https://t.co/9PHXhrLk5V https://t.co/1zU80iSSCc

Nicole Ortiz
Nicole Ortiz @neco_ornot
23 Apr 25

Excited to share that I'll be at this year's @AHCJ Health Journalism conference (with the ENTIRE Healthcare Brew team!) as one of the New York Health Journalism fellows. https://t.co/Z380Fo8hKe

Nicole Ortiz
Nicole Ortiz @neco_ornot
1 Apr 25

Healthcare Brew is an honoree for this year's @TheWebbyAwards in the Websites and Mobile Sites - Health, Wellness and Lifestyle category. 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/J1MqB7XCCw