PERSON: Yasmeen Abutaleb

White House Reporter

Yasmeen Abutaleb is a New York Times best selling author and journalist who was the national health policy reporter and as of August 4, 2022 is a White House reporter for The Washington Post.

Abutaleb started her career covering health care for Reuters, focusing on the Affordable Care Act, drug pricing and federal health programs.

In 2016, she was one of three lead reporters on a five-part investigative series detailing the rising threat of antibiotic-resistant infections.

She joined The Washington Post in 2019 as a national reporter covering health policy. She focuses on the Department of Health and Human Services and health care in politics.

Throughout her career, Abutaleb has reported on the opioid crisis, changes to Medicaid and how politics influence health policies.

She has appeared on Washington Week, C-SPAN and MSNBC.

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