Kellie Schmitt

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

The Health Divide: For health equity and public health programs, death by a thousand cuts

Meanwhile, local reporters are detailing the impacts of ongoing public health funding cuts in their own communities.

Medical Science and Research

The Health Divide: Health equity language disappears, while disparities remain in place

Also this week: Studies reveal rural health gaps and heat-linked aging, and EPA cuts pose particular health risks for minority communities.

Community Safety

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The Health Divide: The threat of Medicaid cuts, disparities in genetic testing, and rural health at risk

Also this week: Reporters localize Trump’s health equity impacts, and where a pregnant person lives shapes their risk of dying.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

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The Health Divide: New data on cancer disparities, plus the unequal toll of LA's wildfires

Also this week: Unequal access in telehealth access is unequal, and Oregon expands Medicaid.

Environmental Health

The Health Divide: U.S. life expectancy gap shows ‘alarming’ inequities, Medicaid cuts on the table

Also this week: Early window key for tackling long-term health inequities, and disparities in orthopedics affect everything from outpatient visits to post-surgery outcomes.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

The Health Divide: Elections have consequences for health equity

An early look at how the election may reshape U.S. health policy under Trump, from Medicaid to abortion to major changes at federal agencies.

Healthcare Regulation and Reform

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The Health Divide: Black maternal health gets election boost; high marks for gender-affirming care; pain med disparities persist

Also this week: Studies find birth weight impacts infant mortality more than physician's race; and transgender youth "highly satisfied" with gender-affirming care.

Women's and Maternal Health

Race and Equity

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Kellie Schmitt

Articles

The Health Divide: For health equity and public health programs, death by a thousand cuts

The Health Divide: Health equity language disappears, while disparities remain in place

The Health Divide: The threat of Medicaid cuts, disparities in genetic testing, and rural health at risk

The Health Divide: New data on cancer disparities, plus the unequal toll of LA's wildfires

The Health Divide: U.S. life expectancy gap shows ‘alarming’ inequities, Medicaid cuts on the table

The Health Divide: Elections have consequences for health equity

The Health Divide: Black maternal health gets election boost; high marks for gender-affirming care; pain med disparities persist

The Health Divide: Fresh focus on ableism in health care, DEI backlash, and breast cancer disparities persist

The Health Divide: Medi-Cal progress in kids’ dental care stalled during pandemic

The Health Divide: The maternity care crisis worsens, plus stubborn gaps in U.S. fetal mortality rates