Yasmeen Abutaleb Explained

Yasmeen Abutaleb
Alma Mater:University of Maryland, College Park
Occupation:Health Policy Reporter
Years Active:2014-present
Employer:The Washington Post

Yasmeen Abutaleb is a New York Times best selling author[1] [2] and journalist who was the national health policy reporter and as of August 4, 2022 is a White House reporter for The Washington Post.[3]

Education

Abutaleb graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland[4] in 2010, where she first learned about journalism on their newspaper, the Black and White.

Abutaleb received a B.S. in microbiology and a B.A. in journalism from University of Maryland in 2014. She served as the editor-in-chief of the school's newspaper, The Diamondback from 2012-2013.[5]

Career

Abutaleb started her career covering health care for Reuters, focusing on the Affordable Care Act, drug pricing and federal health programs.[6]

In 2016, she was one of three lead reporters on a five-part investigative series detailing the rising threat of antibiotic-resistant infections.[7] [8]

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.[9]

Throughout her career, Abutaleb has reported on the opioid crisis,[10] changes to Medicaid[11] and how politics influence health policies.[12]

She has appeared on Washington Week,[13] C-SPAN[14] and MSNBC.[15] [16] [17]

Works

In June 2021,[18] Abutaleb and Damian Paletta co-authored “Nightmare Scenario: Inside the Trump Administration’s Response to the Pandemic That Changed History,” a book detailing the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in America.[19] [20]

The book most notably reveals that President Trump considered displacing infected passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship at Guantánamo Bay,[21] and that the severity of President Trump's coronavirus infection was far worse than he originally let on.[22] [23] [24] [25]

Notes and References

  1. News: The New York Times Best Sellers. The New York Times . en. 2021-07-08.
  2. Web site: Yasmeen Abutaleb . 2023-12-15 . globalaffairs.org . en.
  3. News: Yasmeen Abutaleb; National reporter focusing on health policy. The Washington Post. en. 2021-07-06.
  4. Web site: Graduations Begin June 1. Montgomery County Public Schools. 2024-05-17.
  5. Web site: Diamondback's new editor in chief named. Admin. DBK. The Diamondback. January 1000. en. 2021-07-06.
  6. Web site: Yasmeen Abutaleb, Reuters. Reuters.
  7. Web site: 'Superbug' scourge spreads as U.S. fails to track rising human toll. McNeill. Ryan . Nelson. Deborah. Abutaleb. Yasmeen. . en. 2021-07-06.
  8. Web site: The Hidden Toll of Drug-Resistant Superbugs. Allen. Marshall. 19 September 2016 . en. 2021-07-08.
  9. News: Yasmeen Abutaleb joins National Desk as a health policy reporter. WashPostPR. Washington Post. en. 2021-07-06.
  10. News: As Trumpcare health bill languishes in politics, former opioid abusers cling to lifeline. Abutaleb. Yasmeen. Reuters. en. 2021-07-06.
  11. News: Trump administration to reject generous Medicaid expansion funding for Utah. Abutaleb. Yasmeen. Washington Post. en. 2021-07-06.
  12. Web site: Yasmeen Abutaleb, National Health Policy Reporter. PBS. en. 2021-07-06.
  13. Web site: President Biden Visits Surfside After Deadly Collapse. PBS. 2 July 2021 . en. 2021-07-06.
  14. Web site: Yasmeen Abutaleb on the Affordable Care Act. C-SPAN. en. 2021-07-06.
  15. Web site: 'So many missteps': Inside Trump WH's handling of the coronavirus. MSNBC. en. 2021-07-06.
  16. Web site: Transcript: The Rachel Maddow Show, 6/29/21. MSNBC. en. 2021-07-08.
  17. https://www.c-span.org/video/?432749-3/yasmeen-abutaleb-affordable-care-act
  18. Web site: The 1st Wave Of Post-Trump Books Arrives. And They Fight To Make Sense Of The Chaos. Kurtzleben. Danielle. NPR. en. 2021-07-08.
  19. News: Trump's Coronavirus Infection Was Much Worse Than We Knew. Washington Post Live. Washington Post. en. 2021-07-08.
  20. Web site: Trump hoped Covid-19 would 'take out' former aide John Bolton, book claims. Betancourt. Sarah. The Guardian. 23 June 2021 . en. 2021-07-08.
  21. News: Reliving a Year of Death, as Havoc Reigned in the White House. Szalai. Jennifer. The New York Times . 28 June 2021 . en. 2021-07-08.
  22. Web site: Trump's Coronavirus Infection Was Much Worse Than We Knew. Saletan. William. Slate. 25 June 2021 . en. 2021-07-06.
  23. Book: Abutaleb . Yasmeen . Yasmeen Abutaleb . Paletta . Damian . Damian Paletta . . 2021-06-29 . . 978-0-06-306607-6 . 1 --> . 30 June 2021 --> . en . 1225066847.
  24. Web site: Abutaleb . Yasmeen . Paletta . Yasmeen Abutaleb . Damian . Damian Paletta . Stead Sellers . Frances . Frances Stead Sellers . Yasmeen Abutaleb & Damian Paletta discuss their new book "Nightmare Scenario" . . 30 June 2021 . en . 29 June 2021 . YouTube.
  25. Web site: Abutaleb . Yasmeen . Yasmeen Abutaleb . Paletta . Damian . Damian Paletta . Stead Sellers . Frances . Frances Stead Sellers . Transcript: Yasmeen Abutaleb & Damian Paletta, "Nightmare Scenario" . . 30 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20210630060613/https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/06/29/transcript-yasmeen-abutaleb-damian-paletta-nightmare-scenario/ . 30 June 2021.

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