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Arielle Zionts, rural health care correspondent, primarily covers South Dakota, where she is based, and its neighboring states and tribal nations. Arielle previously worked at South Dakota Public Broadcasting, reporting on business and economic development. Before that, she was the criminal justice reporter at the Rapid City Journal and a…

Lydia Zuraw, producer for California Healthline, prepares stories for online publication and helps maintain the websites of California Healthline and KFF Health News. She creates data visualizations, interactive elements, and illustrations, as well as preparing multimedia packages for media partners. She was part of the award-winning team that produced “Lost…

Samantha Young, senior correspondent, covers health care politics and policy in California, focusing on government accountability and industry influence. Previously, as a reporter for The Associated Press, she covered the California Legislature and the Schwarzenegger administration, statewide political campaigns, and the state’s groundbreaking climate change law. She spent seven years…

Noam N. Levey, senior correspondent, joined KFF Health News in 2021 after 17 years at the Los Angeles Times, the last 12 as the paper’s national health care reporter based in Washington, D.C. Noam has reported on health care issues from more than three dozen states and four continents and…

COVID-19, flu, and pneumonia vaccination data.

Tarena Lofton, audience engagement producer, leads content creation for daily health care and health policy stories at KFF Health News, and promotes that content across social platforms. She joined the organization in 2019 as a social media intern and was soon promoted to assistant social media manager. In 2021, she…

Tony Leys, rural editor/correspondent, is based in Des Moines, where he worked 33 years as a reporter and editor for the Des Moines Register. Tony was the Register’s lead health care reporter for more than 20 years and served four terms as a board member for the Association of Health…

Rachana Pradhan, correspondent, reports on an array of national health policy issues and their effects on everyday Americans. She came to KFF Health News from Politico, where for five years she covered health care policy and politics. Rachana reported on former HHS Secretary Tom Price’s extensive use of private jets…

Aneri Pattani, senior correspondent, reports on a range of public health topics, focusing on mental health and substance use disorders. Her work has received national recognition, including a 2021 award from the Institute for Nonprofit News for reporting on the flawed oversight of addiction treatment facilities in Pennsylvania. She was…

Sarah Jane Tribble, senior correspondent, is the lead reporter on the rural health desk of KFF Health News. She created the organization’s first narrative podcast, “Where It Hurts,” about the closure of a rural Kansas hospital. An Emmy winner, she has received honors for her work from the National Press…