Jenna Portnoy

Washington, D.C.

Reporter at The Washington Post

Washington Post reporter covering healthcare in DC, MD & VA. Formerly @starledger @mcall Insta: jennaportnoywp

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Bowser budget proposal would scale back health care for immigrants, others

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy |Jenny Gathright

Bowser budget proposal would scale back health care for immigrants, others (washingtonpost.com) Bowser budget proposal would scale back health care for immigrants, others By Jenna Portnoy; Jenny Gathright 2025052823203100 Mayor Muriel E.
Patients and providers sound off about federal, local Medicaid cuts

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Patients and providers sound off about federal, local Medicaid cuts (washingtonpost.com) Patients and providers sound off about federal, local Medicaid cuts By Jenna Portnoy 2025052221583900 Pepper Denise Reed credits Mary's Center, a community health center in D.C., with saving her life when she was an unemployed single mother of three struggling with alcoholism that left her contemplating suicide.
Tributes pour in for Gerry Connolly, ‘the epitome of a public servant’

2 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy |Teo Armus |Laura Vozzella

Tributes pour in for Gerry Connolly, ‘the epitome of a public servant’ (washingtonpost.com) Tributes pour in for Gerry Connolly, ‘the epitome of a public servant’ By Jenna Portnoy; Teo Armus; Laura Vozzella 2025052121305500 Friends and colleagues mourned Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) on Wednesday, remembering the 75-year-old Democrat as a steward of civic improvements in Fairfax County and a fiery champion of federal workers.
D.C. may have dodged deepest Medicaid cut. Officials are still worried.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

D.C. may have dodged deepest Medicaid cut. Officials are still worried. (washingtonpost.com) D.C. may have dodged deepest Medicaid cut. Officials are still worried. By Jenna Portnoy 2025051510004200 After a lobbying and a public pressure campaign, the District may have dodged the deepest cut to Medicaid contemplated by House Republicans, but city officials say they are still bracing for changes to the public insurance program.
What do you really know about Medicaid? Take our quiz and find out.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

What do you really know about Medicaid? Take our quiz and find out. (washingtonpost.com) What do you really know about Medicaid? Take our quiz and find out. By Jenna Portnoy 2025051410000000 Medicaid will be at the center of talks this week on Capitol Hill as House Republicans consider how to cut a program that is the primary source of health insurance coverage for low-income populations.
Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’ (washingtonpost.com) Bowser urges action to prevent D.C. Medicaid cuts: ‘This is a real threat’ By Jenna Portnoy 2025050310002400 Abria Law was born so early, the fragile infant fit in the palm of her mother's hand, and doctors were ready to plan her funeral.
Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says (washingtonpost.com) Republican Medicaid cuts could mean ‘Armageddon’ in D.C., official says By Jenna Portnoy 2025043011005200 D.C. Mayor Muriel E.
Virginia expands warning on areas exposed to child with measles

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Virginia expands warning on areas exposed to child with measles (washingtonpost.com) Virginia expands warning on areas exposed to child with measles By Jenna Portnoy 2025042819471300 Virginia public health officials on Monday released more detail on the areas in local medical facilities where people may have been exposed to a young child with the state's first 2025 case of measles, a highly contagious disease on the rise across the nation.
Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this’

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this’ (washingtonpost.com) Residents welcome new hospital in Southeast D.C.: ‘We need this’ By Jenna Portnoy 2025041521452400 The District's newest hospital, Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center GW Health in Congress Heights, officially opened to patients at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Minutes later the first patient walked in. Then the first ambulance pulled up.
When minutes matter: A community finally gets the trauma center it needs

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy |Clarence Williams

When minutes matter: A community finally gets the trauma center it needs (washingtonpost.com) When minutes matter: A community finally gets the trauma center it needs By Jenna Portnoy; Clarence Williams 2025041210000000 Beverly F. Smith was braiding her daughter's hair years ago when her partner punched her in the jaw, breaking it in three places. He called 911, took her children and left her bleeding and alone.