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Kellie Schmitt
Affordable Care Act Blogger, Freelance Health Reporter
I write for the Center for Health Journalism's Remaking Health Care blog. Previously, I was a health reporter for the Bakersfield Californian, a staff writer for the San Jose Mercury News, and a business reporter for the San Francisco Recorder. I spent two years reporting from China for publications including The Economist's Business China, China Economic Review, and CNN Travel.
In 2012, I was a Health Journalism Fellow. My project examined the high number of foreign-trained doctors in California's Central Valley, a series which won awards from the Association of Healthcare Journalists and the California Newspaper Publishers Association.
I also worked with the Center for Health Journalism's multi-part, collaborative series on the devastating toll Valley Fever has had on California's Central Valley.
Articles
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Here's what a leading policy expert, a physician and a journalist on the beat are focusing on now.
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For undocumented immigrants like Ericka Rosas Aranda, California's May 1 expansion of Medicaid can prove life-saving.
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There were big gains in access among Filipino Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ residents.
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Will especially vulnerable groups gain access in time? Skepticism abounds.
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Despite the attention the 2003 report garnered, the nation has failed to make significant progress in addressing health disparities, said Brian Smedley.
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The state is on the cusp of becoming the first to offer all residents health care coverage, regardless of their immigration status.
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STAT's Helen Branswell and The Atlantic's Katherine J. Wu talk COVID reporting and managing the overwhelm.
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Dr. Céline Gounder dissects the latest omicron news and shares advice for journalists grappling with a sea of unknowns.
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The survey from RAND finds a sizeable drop in awareness from last year's highs.
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The intersection of race and place proves key to understanding the gaps.