Make Us Swoon: Send In Your Health Policy Valentines

By KFF Health News Staff

January 22, 2026

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<br /> <span class="byline">KFF Health News Staff</span></p> <p>Affordable healthcare is our love language. Fuel the fire by submitting your sweetest “Health Policy Valentines.” We want to see your clever, heartfelt or hilarious tributes to the policies shaping health care. An esteemed panel of editors will review applications. We’ll share our favorites across our social media channels and our staff will select the winners, announced on Friday, February 13, just in time for Valentine’s Day.</p> <p><strong>Rules:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Submit your poem – whether conventional, free-form or haiku – using the form below. Please include the link to a related KFF Health News article.</li> <li>Like KFF Health News on Facebook and follow <a href="https://twitter.com/KFFHealthNews">@KFFHealthNews</a> on X, @kffhealthnews.org on Bluesky and @kffhealthnews on Instagram.</li> <li>(Optional) Include your X, Bluesky, Instagram or other social media handle in the submission and let us know if you can thank you on social media.</li> <li>Submit your poem by noon ET on Wednesday, February 4.</li> </ul> <p>To win, the poem must meet the following criteria:</p> <ul> <li>Contains health care and/or health policy information that follows the theme of love/Valentine’s Day.</li> <li>Tag KFF Health News and use the hashtag #HealthPolicyValentines if shared on social media.</li> <li>Reference a KFF Health News article in the poem – our preference, not required.</li> <li>Get written without the help of artificial intelligence. Applications created or modified by AI will not be considered.</li> </ul> <p>Submissions may be lightly edited for style and clarity.</p> <p><strong>Price :</strong></p> <p>Julie Rovner will read the winning submission on the <em>What is health? From KFF Health News</em> podcast on February 12. The best poem will be announced with a custom comic book illustration drawn by illustrator Oona Zenda. This poem will also be featured on KFF Health News’ “Morning Briefing” on February 13, and we’ll show the winner some love on our social media pages, using the hashtag #HealthPolicyValentines.</p> <h2>Valentine’s Day Health Policy Submission Form</h2> <p>Submissions must be submitted by noon ET on Wednesday, February 4.</p> <p> EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Your name:(Required)Your email address:(Required)Your poem:(Required)Related KFF Health News article URL:Your social media handle(s) and platform:(OPTIONAL)Example: @KFFHealthNews on Instagram, etc.Is it OK to thank you on social media?(Required) Yes No Required of submission: (Required) I confirm that this poem was not created using AI (artificial intelligence).</p> <p>Δ</p> <p>
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