Rachana Pradhan

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  • People walk past an entrance to the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 5, 2025.Health

    ‘We dissent’: NIH workers protest Trump policies that ‘harm the health of Americans’

    By KFF Health News and Rachana Pradhan
  • Jessica Staten poses in her homeHealth

    Catholic hospitals were founded to help the poor. Now they pay executives millions and charge some of the highest prices around

    By Rachana Pradhan and KFF Health News
  • Beverly Likens poses in front of a landscapeHealth

    Deloitte-run Medicaid systems are riddled with glitches that can cost millions and take years to fix

    By Samantha Liss, Rachana Pradhan, and others
  • A woman and her daughter powe for a portrait outdoorsHealth

    A Tennessee mom lost Medicaid after the state launched a Deloitte-run system that managed eligibility. Then her life turned upside down

    By Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss, and others
  • Medical doctor giving injection to make antibody for coronavirusHealth

    The business of clinical trials is booming. Private equity has taken notice

    By Rachana Pradhan and Kaiser Health News
  • ATLANTA, GA – DECEMBER 10: Scene setter images outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Atlanta, GA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)Health

    People of color are still lagging behind in vaccination rates, state-level CDC data shows

    By Hannah Recht, Rachana Pradhan, and others
  • A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. More than 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered to Coloradans to date as public health officials are nearing their goal of inoculating 70% of all people 70 and older, state representatives said Thursday. Photographer: Chet Strange/BloombergHealth

    With billions spent and ‘wartime’ declared, why are vaccines still in short supply?

    By Rachana Pradhan, Arthur Allen, and others