Taylor Wizner
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Health care policy, medicine, public health, health equity, podcast production
Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Bachelor of Arts, English literature
Columbia University - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Edgewater Beach
Experience:
Taylor Wizner covers health in Northeast Ohio with a focus on health care policy, health equity and engagement journalism. She has previously reported for Interlochen Public Radio and WDET.
Highlights:
- 2023 Regional Murrow Award, Hard News - “Petoskey High School students say searches for vapes went too far”
- Helped launch a podcast focused on environmental issues in the Upper Great Lakes region
- Work has appeared on NPR
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Northeast Ohioans buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace are facing steep premium increases for next year after Congress ended the federal shutdown without extending enhanced subsidies that had kept plans affordable. -
Coyotes are increasingly being spotted in Northeast Ohio’s neighborhoods and city parks in Cleveland, but local wildlife experts say they are more misunderstood than a threat to us. -
A Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine analysis finds that starting estrogen therapy during perimenopause may be as safe as beginning it after menopause, showing no increased risk of breast cancer, heart attack, or stroke. -
Cleveland's mischievous Halloween past allowed sanctioned youth rebellion, but the fires and pranks died down as societal values shifted. -
MetroHealth is closing its Cleveland Heights psychiatric emergency department at the end of the year, citing funding shifts and to avoid duplicating services at a new crisis center. -
The emergency room at Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull in Warren reopened after being closed for more than six months due to a payment dispute with the former owner and a failed state inspection report. -
A CDC report on the increasing prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is concerning public health officials in Northeast Ohio. -
Uncompensated care costs MetroHealth System about $1 million a day, leading to layoffs and proposed changes to its charity care policies. -
Akron-based Summa Health is now officially a for-profit hospital system, following the finalization of its transaction with the Health Assurance Transformation Co. -
Insight Trumbull and Insight Hillside failed to pass an Ohio Department of Health inspection. The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services also terminated its contract with the hospitals, citing failure to meet certain health and safety conditions.
