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Helen Santoro

Helen is a Colorado-based reporter focused on health care. She has been published in KFF Health News, Scientific American, the New York Times, and more. Send tips via Signal: HelenSantoro.12

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Health Care

Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall

Helen Santoro

Billy Long speaks to supporters at an election-night rally in 2010. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

National Politics

Trump Nominee Pressured IRS To Crush The Humane Society

David Sirota, Helen Santoro

A patient receives anesthesia before surgery. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Insurance

Big Insurer Sets Time Limits On Anesthesia Coverage During Surgeries

Helen Santoro

A hand places a dollar in a donation collection bucket, and money is inspected at an anticounterfeiting lab.

Business

It’s Dark Money-Giving Tuesday

Helen Santoro

President Joe Biden stands with one of the national Thanksgiving turkeys during a pardoning ceremony at the White House

National Politics

How “Y.O.L.O. Joe” Can Beat The Lame Duck

Helen Santoro, Veronica Riccobene

In a composite image, President Joe Biden and Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri speak to the public.

National Politics

Biden’s Last-Minute Gift To Corporate Lawbreakers

Helen Santoro, Freddy Brewster

You Love To See It

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Fighting The Lunchroom Bully

Sam Pollak, Helen Santoro

You Love To See It

YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Downballot Victories Enshrine Worker, Voter, And Reproductive Rights

Sam Pollak, Helen Santoro

National Politics

After The Storms, The Toxic Secrets Left Behind

Helen Santoro

Reps. Byron Donalds and Gregory Steub superimposed on an infrared satellite image of Hurricane Milton.

Climate Change

Amid Hurricane Milton, Florida Republicans Aim To Block Climate Emergency Declaration

Katya Schwenk, Freddy Brewster, Helen Santoro