Jeffrey Young's Profile
Staff Writer, The Hill
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
- My Expertise & Interests: Politics, Health, health care, healthcare, congress, Politics, lobbying, campaigns, elections, Business
- My Sites: The Hill, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, The Atlantic's Business Channel
Bio
Jeffrey Young covers healthcare, lobbying, and politics for The Hill, the newspaper for and about the U.S. Congress.
Prior to joining The Hill in 2005, Jeffrey spent more than five years with Health News Daily, a healthcare policy and business newsletter.
Jeffrey closely covered the drafting of the Medicare prescription drug benefit bill and its implementation and has written on a broad array of legislative, regulatory, and political issues, including Medicare and Medicaid payment policy, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, drug and medical device approvals and safety, bioterrorism preparedness, public health, stem cells, and biomedical research. In addition, Jeffrey has written numerous articles about presidential and congressional election campaigns and on the lobbying industry.
In 2007 and 2008, the Society of Professional Journalists recognized Jeffrey with awards his work.
Jeffrey graduated from the College of William & Mary in Virginia with a B.A. in English literature and is a native suburban Philadelphia.
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Prior to joining The Hill in 2005, Jeffrey spent more than five years with Health News Daily, a healthcare policy and business newsletter.
Jeffrey closely covered the drafting of the Medicare prescription drug benefit bill and its implementation and has written on a broad array of legislative, regulatory, and political issues, including Medicare and Medicaid payment policy, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, drug and medical device approvals and safety, bioterrorism preparedness, public health, stem cells, and biomedical research. In addition, Jeffrey has written numerous articles about presidential and congressional election campaigns and on the lobbying industry.
In 2007 and 2008, the Society of Professional Journalists recognized Jeffrey with awards his work.
Jeffrey graduated from the College of William & Mary in Virginia with a B.A. in English literature and is a native suburban Philadelphia.
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Recent Experience
- Assistant Managing Editor for FDC Reports Inc., "The Blue Sheet"
- Capitol Hill Editor for FDC Reports Inc., "Health News Daily"
- Reporter for FDC Reports Inc., "The Tan Sheet"
- Staff Writer for Information Inc.
Where I Publish
Site
Description
| The Hill | The Hill is known among those who influence policy as a "must read" in print and online. It signals the important issues of the moment. In an environment filled with political agendas, The Hill stands alone in delivering solid, non-partisan and objective reporting on the business of Washington, covering the inner-workings of Congress, as well as the nexus between politics and business. The Hill serves to connect the players, define the issues and influence the way Washington's decision makers view the debate. Founded in 1994, the newspaper features strong investigative reporting and frequently breaks stories that are widely cited in national publications. The newspaper also profiles lawmakers and aides, offers features describing the sociology and politics of the Hill, book and restaurant reviews and a weekly column about the Capitol Hill neighborhoods. The Hill has a print circulation of above 21,000, more than any other Capitol Hill publication. It is aimed at the 100 senators, 435 House members, 40,000 aides and tens of thousands in the influence industry whose work affects the lives of all Americans. The newspaper is a subsidiary of News Communications Inc., a publicly owned company. |
| The Hill's Blog Briefing Room | |
| The Atlantic's Business Channel | Business news and commentary from the publishers of "The Atlantic." |
Experience
| Company: | "The Hill" |
| Title: | Staff Writer |
| Dates: | February 2005 to Present |
| Description: | ▪ Write enterprise and breaking stories for a Capitol Hill newspaper, competing with the nation’s leading media outlets ▪ Specialize in coverage of lobbying with an emphasis on major health care issues ▪ Cover campaigns and elections, national politics, congressional leadership, and other topics ▪ Develop sources in Congress, executive branch agencies, and lobbying firms ▪ Supervised two writers as news editor of HealthWatch, a health policy news and information Web site, through January 2007 |
| Company: | FDC Reports Inc., "The Blue Sheet" |
| Title: | Assistant Managing Editor |
| Dates: | August 2004 to February 2005 |
| Description: | ▪ Edited stories for weekly health care policy and biomedical research news publication ▪ Coordinated assignments and assisted reporters with story and source development ▪ Wrote feature stories on health care and research policy and politics ▪ Prepared issues for publication, including copyediting and proofreading stories |
| Company: | FDC Reports Inc., "Health News Daily" |
| Title: | Capitol Hill Editor |
| Dates: | July 2001 to February 2005 |
| Description: | ▪ Oversaw congressional coverage for online health care policy publication ▪ Tracked major legislative and regulatory news emerging from Congress and the executive branch ▪ Wrote lead articles on subjects such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health insurance |
| Company: | FDC Reports Inc., "The Tan Sheet" |
| Title: | Reporter |
| Dates: | January 2000 to July 2001 |
| Description: | ▪ Wrote feature stories for weekly pharmaceutical business, politics, and regulatory news publication ▪ Cultivated sources at the Food & Drug Administration and within the drug and consumer products industries |
| Company: | Information Inc. |
| Title: | Staff Writer |
| Dates: | October 1999 to January 2000 |
| Description: | ▪ Wrote and edited daily news clipping service covering the health insurance industry |
Education & Professional Development
School
Course of Study
Completed
| College of William & Mary | ▪ Bachelor of Arts in English ▪ Earned a 3.5 G.P.A. within English concentration, 3.2 cumulative; minor concentration in government ▪ Received student leadership award and honor society memberships ▪ Served on editorial staffs of "The Gallery" and the "William & Mary Review" literary magazines ▪ Worked as broadcaster, program director, and business manager at WCWM-FM | April 1997 |