List of KFF Health News Journalists and Reporters
KFF Health News Journalists
1. Arthur Allen
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Arthur Allen, Senior Correspondent, writes about the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry as well as covid-related topics. He joined KFF Health News in April 2020 after six years at Politico, where he created, edited, and wrote for the first health IT-focused news team. Previously, he was a freelance writer for publications such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, Smithsonian, Lingua Franca magazine, The New Republic, Slate, and Salon.
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2. Eric Berger
Designation Author Author Bio Journalist, Jogger, concert attendee
Gender Male Author Profile kffhealthnews.org Twitter @ericlberger (256 Followers) LinkedIn Profile Link Get Email Contact
3. Alex Wayne
Designation Managing Editor, Health Policy and Politics Author Bio Managing editor for health policy and politics, KFF Health News | AlexW at kff.org | Never cruise | (Header image by @energy/@darth)
Twitter @aawayne (11.4K Followers) Get Email Contact
4. Angela Hart
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Senior correspondent for @KFFHealthNews | Previously: Politico, Sacramento Bee, Santa Rosa Press Democrat | ****@kff.org
Twitter @ahartreports (7K Followers) Get Email Contact
5. Aneri Pattani
Designation Reporter Get Email Contact
6. Arielle Zionts
Designation South Dakota Rural Health Reporter Author Bio Rural Health Reporter for @KFFHealthNews based in South Dakota. Eyes on entire country. Past: @SDPBNews @RCJournal @nogalesnews.
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7. Emily Bazar
Designation California News Editor Author Bio California News Editor @KHNews/@CalHealthline. Formerly: @USATODAY, @CAHealthReport, @sacbee_news. @Stanford alum. Please wear a mask.
Twitter @emilybazar (5.7K Followers) Get Email Contact
8. Bernard Wolfson
Designation Managing Editor Author Bio Columnist and Senior Correspondent, @CalHealthline, which is produced by @KHNews, an editorially independent service of @KaiserFamFound.
Twitter @bjwolfson (940 Followers) Get Email Contact
9. Bram Sable-Smith
Designation Midwest Reporter Author Bio Midwest thangs @KFFHealthNews. Funky diabetic. rt≠e, likes≠like, like like. Tips: ****@kff.org
Twitter @besables (2.6K Followers) Get Email Contact
10. Brett Kelman
Designation Reporter Author Bio Reporter with KFF Health News. Previously: The Tennessean, The Desert Sun and Pacific Daily News. Charisma is my dump stat. 615 218 8496, ****@kff.org
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11. Judy Lin
Designation Deputy California News Editor Author Bio California News Editor at @KFFHealthNews @Calhealthline. Alum @CalMatters @AP @SacBee
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12. Cara Anthony
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Correspondent @KHNews. Bylines in @SciFri, @latimes, @TIME, @nytimes, @NPR & @wapo. @ONA Women’s Leadership Alum. @NABJ ???? Winner & 2021 National Murrow Award.
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13. Celine Gounder
Designation Senior Fellow and Editor-at-Large, Public Health Author Bio Medicine / Infectious Disease / Epidemiology / @KFF @CBSNews @NYUGrossman @BellevueHosp doc / ???? Threads @drcelinegounder
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14. Chaseedaw Giles
Designation Digital Strategy and Audience Engagement Editor Author Bio Tall girl, small world. Digital Strategy & Audience Editor for @KFFHealthNews
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15. Christina Saint Louis
Designation Rural Health Correspondent Get Email Contact
16. Colleen DeGuzman
Designation Health Care Reporter Author Bio Health care reporter for @KFFHealthNews || prev: @texastribune, @statesman, @monitornews || RGV raised || ???? ****@KFF.org
Twitter @acolleendg (1.3K Followers) Get Email Contact
17. Damon Darlin
Designation Executive Editor Author Bio Executive Editor at KFF Health News in D.C. / ddarlin at kff dot org. Also found at @damondarlin.bsky.social.
Twitter @darlin (9.4K Followers) Get Email Contact
18. Daniel Chang
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Correspondent for @KFFHealthNews covering Florida and the South.
Twitter @dchangmiami (3.7K Followers) Get Email Contact
19. Darius Tahir
Designation Health Tech Correspondent Author Bio A health tech correspondent at @KFFHealthNews, sources close to the situation allege. DM for Signal/WhatsApp/Telegram
Twitter @dariustahir (4.5K Followers) Get Email Contact
20. Emmarie Huetteman
Designation News Editor Author Bio @KFFHealthNews editor. Formerly @nytimes reporter. Sometimes I play softball.
Twitter @emmarieDC Get Email Contact
21. Fred Clasen-Kelly
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Senior Correspondent for KFF Health News
Twitter @fred_ckelly (1.3K Followers) Get Email Contact
22. Fred Schulte
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Senior Correspondent:@KFFHealthNews, veteran investigative journalist, author of Fleeced! and Gibson ES-125 player. (Ex-@publicintegrity @baltimoresun)
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23. Hannah Norman
Designation Video Producer and Visual Reporter Author Bio Video Producer & Reporter @KFFhealthnews. Forever Californian. She/her. || reach me @ HannahN (at) KFF (dot) org
Twitter @hnorms (856 Followers) Get Email Contact
24. Harriet Rowan
Designation Digital Reporter Author Bio Data reporter for @mercnews and @eastbaytimes
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25. Heidi de Marco
Designation Multimedia Reporter and Producer Author Bio Photojournalist. Instagram: Instagram.com/heididemarco
Twitter @heididemarco (960 Followers) Get Email Contact
26. Helen Santoro
Designation Contributing Colorado Correspondent Author Bio Science journalist covering health care + trans health with some cool brain stories thrown in there | words @KFFHealthNews @Nature @Sciam etc | ????️???? she/her
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27. Holly Hacker
Designation Data Editor Author Bio Data editor @KFFHealthNews. Former @dallasnews investigative reporter. Fueled by French roast & curiosity. I love a good scatterplot.
Twitter @hollyhacker (6.5K Followers) Get Email Contact
28. Janice Lloyd
Designation None Author Bio Mentally, a nomad. Emotionally, a home body. Enjoys reading and writing poetry. Agrees with Adrienne Rich: "Defy the space that separates.''
Twitter @janicenlloyd Get Email Contact
29. Jordan Rau
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Senior Correspondent at KFF Health News. Before: LA Times and Newsday. Reporter on NY Times Dying Broke series: www.nytimes.com/series/dying-broke
Twitter @jordanrau (16.4K Followers) Get Email Contact
30. Julie Rovner
Designation Chief Washington Correspondent Author Bio Chief Washington Correspondent KFF Health News/horse person/corgi mom X 2. Host, KFF Health News's "What the Health?" podcast. #GoBlue!
Twitter @jrovner (36.3K Followers) Get Email Contact
31. Judith Graham
Designation Columnist, Navigating Aging Author Bio Health reporter interested in aging, health policy, medical news. Proud mom of two amazing people. RTs don't constitute endorsements.
Twitter @judith_graham (10.8K Followers) Get Email Contact
32. Julie Appleby
Designation Senior Reporter Author Bio Senior reporter at @KHNews, covering health policy, quality, costs; member of the Association of Health Care Journalists
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33. Katheryn Houghton
Designation Montana Correspondent Author Bio Montana-based journalist for KFF Health News | ****@kff.org
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34. Kathleen Hayden
Designation Senior Digital Editor Author Bio Veteran digital journalist; editor at @KFFHealthNews and @CalHealthline; formerly @BGOV, @AOLNews, @CNN, @TIME.
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35. Kelly Johnson
Designation Enterprise and Investigations Editor Get Email Contact
36. Kytja Weir
Designation National Editor Author Bio National editor at KFF Health News. Loves D.C. local news. ****@kff.org
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37. Lauren Sausser
Designation Healthcare Reporter Author Bio Covering health care in the South for @KFFHealthNews, previously @postandcourier. *She had a weakness for fresh new notebooks and finely sharpened pencils.*
Twitter @laurenmsausser (3.1K Followers) Get Email Contact
38. Lauren Zamarron
Designation Newsletter Editor Get Email Contact
39. Liz Szabo
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Veteran health reporter published in @NYTimes, @KFFHealthNews, @USATODAY, @NBCNews, @NPR. She/Her. Also @lizszabo8664 on Threads, @lizszabo.bsky.social
Twitter @LizSzabo Get Email Contact
40. Lydia Zuraw
Designation Web Producer Author Bio @KFFHealth/@CalHealthline Web Producer. Formerly @foodsafetynews, @NPRscience, @MedillSchool. Lover of science, music and Scotland. Tweets reflect my own views.
Twitter @lydiazuraw Get Email Contact
41. Lynne Shallcross
Designation Digital Editor Author Bio Digital editor @KFFHealthNews | @UNCHussman & @ucbsoj multimedia alum
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42. Markian Hawryluk
Designation Senior Colorado Correspondent Author Bio KFF Health News, Colorado Correspondent - Dream big and make it happen. #IStandWithEvan ????????
Twitter @MarkianHawryluk Get Email Contact
43. Nathan Payne
Designation Regional Editor Get Email Contact
44. Ngoc Nguyen
Designation Ethnic Media Editor Author Bio Ethnic Media Editor @KHNews and @CalHealthline. Covered health and environment for @NewAmericaMedia and @sacbee_news. ****@kff.org
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45. Noam Levey
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Senior correspondent, KFF Health News
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46. Elisabeth Rosenthal
Designation Editor-in-Chief Author Bio Sr. Contrib. Ed. @KFFHealthNews. MD. NYT. OpEd Writer. Bestselling Author. Prizes: Loeb, ONA, Elliott, etc. On list of "most influential people" in DC. Really?
Twitter @RosenthalHealth Get Email Contact
47. Paula Andalo
Designation Spanish Media Editor Author Bio Spanish Media Editor @ KFF Health News. Former Clarin, PAHO, TWP-ETL. Passions: Amanda and Brandon. Public health, infectious diseases, Historical TV series.
Twitter @paula_andalo (469 Followers) Get Email Contact
48. Phil Galewitz
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio @KFFHealthNews senior correspondent, runner and world traveler constantly searching for next fun (and free) event in the nation's capital. Cheese lover.
Twitter @philgalewitz (9.1K Followers) Get Email Contact
49. Rachana Pradhan
Designation Correspondent Author Bio Covering health care across America for @kffhealthnews. Proud @JMU alum and lover of public records. ****@kff.org or DM for Signal.
Twitter @rachanadpradhan (20.7K Followers) Get Email Contact
50. Rae Ellen Bichell
Designation Colorado Correspondent Author Bio I write stories about health in Colorado & sometimes other places for @KFFHealthNews (formerly @KHNews). ****@kff.org. DM me for Signal. Tweets = mine.
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51. Rebecca Adams
Designation Deputy Partnerships Editor Author Bio @KFFHealthNews deputy partnerships editor. Former @CQNow @RollCall health care editor/reporter. Worked at AZ, TN, GA newspapers. @EmoryUniversity alum/UGA fan.
Twitter @RebeccaAdamsDC Get Email Contact
52. Renuka Rayasam
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Senior correspondent at @KFFHealthNews
Twitter @renurayasam (4.3K Followers) Get Email Contact
53. Samantha Liss
Designation Midwest Correspondent Author Bio I cover the business of health @KFFHealthNews. Former @healthcaredive, @stltoday and @stlouisbiz health care reporter. samanthal(at)kff.org.
Twitter @samanthann (4.4K Followers) Get Email Contact
54. Samantha Young
Designation California Politics Correspondent Author Bio Senior Correspondent for @CalHealthline and @KFFHealthNews. Alumna: @AP, @reviewjournal, @timesrecord, @HITribuneHerald and @mujschool. Proud twin mom.
Twitter @youngsamantha Get Email Contact
55. Sarah Varney
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio '23-'24 @Niemanfdn fellow @Harvard @KFF @NewsHour senior correspondent covering Post-Roe America. ****@gmail.com
Twitter @SarahVarney4 Get Email Contact
56. Sarah Jane Tribble
Designation Senior Correspondent Author Bio Follow me on Insta & Threads: sjtribble_reports
Twitter @sjtribble (3.4K Followers) Get Email Contact
57. Stephanie Stapleton
Designation Senior Editor Get Email Contact
58. Tarena Lofton
Designation Audience Engagment Producer Author Bio Audience Engagement Producer at @KFFHealthNews. Former Strat Comm Specialist at PRG and Congressional Intern @IUBloomington & @IUPUI Alumna ???????????? 1908 ????????
Twitter @tarena_social Get Email Contact
59. Taunya English
Designation Audio Innovation Editor Author Bio Nature Interpreter ????= Land + Culture • Writing Green Stories for Kids ???? • Volunteer Naturalist • Leading Audio @KFFHealthNews ????
Twitter @TaunyaEnglish Get Email Contact
60. Terry Byrne
Designation Copy Chief Author Bio I make headlines @KFFHealthNews. Believe in both nature and nurture. Soft spots for birds and words. RTs merely observations. | (she/ella)
Twitter @terryism (1K Followers) Get Email Contact
61. Tony Leys
Designation Reporter Author Bio Iowa journalist since 1988. Now covering rural health issues for @KFFHealthNews. Alum of @DMRegister, @KSJatMIT, @UWMadison. Unrepentant punster.
Twitter @tonyleys (5.2K Followers) Get Email Contact
62. Zach Dyer
Designation Senior Producer, Audio Author Bio Senior Audio Producer at @KFFHealthNews. Formerly @TheTicoTimes in Costa Rica. Transom alumnus. Bon vivant on a budget.
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