{"id":983627,"date":"2019-10-01T12:35:12","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khn.org\/?page_id=983627"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:32:36","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T20:32:36","slug":"tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/tips\/","title":{"rendered":"Send KFF Health News a Tip"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"related related-slab pull-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slab default-slab \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slab-container\">\t<div class=\"slab-content\">\n\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1004087 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Newspaper_green.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Newspaper_green.png 200w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Newspaper_green.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Newspaper_green.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Newspaper_green.png?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Newspaper_green.png?resize=170,170 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please do not use these tip channels for general reader reaction.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a story idea or want to comment on KFF Health News stories, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"link-button\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\" class=\"btn btn-default btn-block\">\n\t\t\tContact Us\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div><!--\/.slab-container -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"related related-slab pull-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slab default-slab \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\n\t\tMore About KFF Health News\t<\/h3>\n<div class=\"slab-container\">\t<div class=\"slab-content\">\n\t\t<p>\u2014\u00a0<a href=\"\/about-us\/\">About KFF Health News<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/syndication\/\">Republish Our Content Free<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/people\/?teams=journalism&amp;s=&amp;team=journalism\">Meet the Staff<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/editorial-policy\/\">Editorial Policy<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/ethics-guidelines\/\">Ethics Guidelines<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/awards\/\">Awards and Honors<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/faq\/\">FAQs<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"\/tips\">Send KFF Health News a Tip<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/kff.org\/series\/kff-health-news-announcements\/\">Announcements<\/a><br \/>\n\u2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/kff.org\/series\/kff-health-news-events\/\">Events<\/a><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!--\/.slab-container -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Quick Access:<\/strong> <a href=\"#email\">Email<\/a>  | <a href=\"#signal\">Signal<\/a> | <a href=\"#snail\">Snail Mail<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to share a news tip, information, or documents with KFF Health News journalists? Here are several ways to do so that can offer a more secure environment than typical communications channels. Keep in mind that no system is 100% secure.<\/p>\n<p>We may not respond to all tips received. If we reply, we will use the same method of communication you have chosen to deliver your tip.<\/p>\n<p>Run any files you send us through a metadata-scrubbing <a href=\"https:\/\/freedom.press\/training\/everything-you-wanted-know-about-media-metadata-were-afraid-ask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tool<\/a> to minimize the risk of unintentionally sending information embedded in the documents, such as an author\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Please do not use the channels below to contact us with story ideas or to comment about KFF Health News stories. (Reader reaction can be submitted here: <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1004089\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Email.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Email.png 200w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Email.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Email.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Email.png?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Email.png?resize=170,170 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"email\">Email<\/h2>\n<p>Send an email to: <a href=\"mailto:NewsTips@kff.org\">NewsTips@kff.org<\/a> (Note: Only for secure mail. All story ideas and comments can be <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/contact-us\/\">sent here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>To send encrypted emails, you can use Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) \u2014 software that allows you to encrypt email messages and attachments. We suggest using the Mailvelope browser extension for Chrome or Firefox, which is easy to set up. Keep in mind that Mailvelope will not encrypt the address of the sender or recipient, the subject line, or information about when the email was sent. All that information will be visible to your email provider.<\/p>\n<p>If you decide to use something other than Mailvelope, our PGP Fingerprint is <strong>B3C5 1416 7CA1 BF12 2679 182A 4515 EEF3 6F10 F46B<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>More information on Mailvelope: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailvelope.com\/en\/help\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instructions<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailvelope.com\/en\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1004079\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png 1024w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=500,500 500w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=480,480 480w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=170,170 170w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=315,315 315w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Signal_Blue_Icon.png?resize=630,630 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"signal\">Signal<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Message KFF Health News: +1-415-519-8778<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/signal.org\/download\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download this free app<\/a> for end-to-end encryption of text messages, images, video, and voice calls. Signal retains your phone number, the date you registered with the service, and when you were last active. The app allows messages to self-destruct, on both the recipient\u2019s and sender\u2019s phones, after a set amount of time.<\/p>\n<p>More information from Signal: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.signal.org\/hc\/en-us\/categories\/360000674771-Getting-Started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instructions For Getting Started<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/support.signal.org\/hc\/en-us\/categories\/360000674811-Security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Security &amp; Privacy Details<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"float: left;margin-right: 10px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1004081\" src=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Letter.png 200w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Letter.png?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Letter.png?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Letter.png?resize=120,120 120w, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/10\/Icon-Letter.png?resize=170,170 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 30px) 100vw, 30px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"snail\">Snail Mail<\/h2>\n<p>Mail delivered through the U.S. Postal Service is another secure way to send us information or documents. Consider using a public mailbox, rather than a post office.<\/p>\n<p>KFF Health News Tips<br \/>\n1330 G St. NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 20005<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick Access: Email | Signal | Snail Mail Would you like to share a news tip, information, or documents with KFF Health News journalists? Here are several ways to do so that can offer a more secure environment than typical communications channels. Keep in mind that no system is 100% secure. 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