Based in Washington, D.C. Cassie covers healthcare policy as a staff and freelance reporter for mainstream news outlets and trade publications. In recent years, her reporting has focused on institutionalized populations in longterm care at nursing homes. She also has covered academic medicine, healthcare reform on Capitol Hill and innovation in healthcare, including efforts to introduce telemedicine and electronic medical records in healthcare delivery. Cassie has received grants to pursue reporting projects on the impact of the Internet on healthcare delivery and challenges to healthcare access for justice-involved individuals.

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Aging in Prison: The Forgotten Plight of Women Behind Bars

Studies suggest that incarcerated women have higher rates of medical and psychiatric disorders than men. But correctional health care policy has largely neglected their needs, particularly of those aged 50 and over, a TCR Special Report finds.