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KFF designs, conducts and analyzes original public opinion and survey research on Americans’ attitudes, knowledge, and experiences with the health care system to help amplify the public’s voice in major national debates.
KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the organization’s core operating programs.
Taunya English, deputy managing editor of broadcast, joined KFF Health News to help shape the newsroom’s expanding audio offerings, including experimentation with podcasts and the longtime reporting partnership with NPR and its member stations.
Zach Dyer, senior producer for audio, is responsible for the KFF Health News podcasts “American Diagnosis” and “Epidemic,” as well as the Health News Minute for CBS radio affiliates. Before joining KFF Health News, he was a producer and engineer with Just Human Productions.
Terry Byrne, Copy Chief, is a veteran of newspapers and magazines — and their digital platforms — including USA Today, The Detroit News, The (Norfolk) Virginian-Pilot, The (Newport News) Daily Press, and USA Weekend Magazine.
Rebecca Adams, partnerships editor, was previously the health care editor at CQ Roll Call. She covered all the major legislative health care battles starting in 1998, including the 2003 Medicare prescription drug law and the 2010 health care overhaul.
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.
Lydia Zuraw, web editor for KFF Health News, 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.
Sabriya Rice, Southern bureau chief, focuses on bolstering health coverage about equity, race, and poverty in the South and Texas.
Chaseedaw Giles, audience engagement editor and digital strategist, creates social media campaigns and organizes events and panel discussions for KFF Health News to promote the newsroom’s breadth of health care and health policy expertise.
John Hillkirk, senior enterprise editor, was a reporter or editor at USA Today for 33 years before joining KFF Health News in 2016.
Kathleen Hayden, chief digital editor for KFF Health News, is a 20-year online news veteran with a specialty in government, elections, and policy coverage. Before joining KFF Health News, she managed Bloomberg Government’s online, information graphics, and multimedia teams and edited news and analyses on industries including health care.
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