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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Articles

Beneath a ‘heat dome,’ the Washington Monument closes and a region girds itself

4 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Dana Munro |Afia Barrie |Jenna Portnoy |Ian Livingston

Beneath a ‘heat dome,’ the Washington Monument closes and a region girds itself (washingtonpost.com) Beneath a ‘heat dome,’ the Washington Monument closes and a region girds itself By Dana Munro; Afia Barrie; Jenna Portnoy; Ian Livingston 2025062323050000 How hot was it in D.C. on Monday? So hot, the National Park Service closed the Washington Monument out of concern for the safety of visitors and staff.
As students have greater health needs, school nurses are in short supply

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Jenna Portnoy

As students have greater health needs, school nurses are in short supply (washingtonpost.com) As students have greater health needs, school nurses are in short supply By Jenna Portnoy 2025061610002200 Egypt Middleton waved Conrad, a smiley 11-year-old in a "good vibes only" sweatshirt, back to her office and pricked his finger, coaxing out a droplet of blood that would tell them his glucose levels and get him back to class — fast.
Bowser budget proposal would scale back health care for immigrants, others

1 month 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

1 month 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’

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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

2 months 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.