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Rachel Cohrs Zhang
Chief Washington Correspondent
Rachel Cohrs Zhang is the chief Washington correspondent for STAT, reporting on the intersection of politics, business, and health policy. She is also the author of the twice-weekly D.C. Diagnosis newsletter and leads STAT's D.C. bureau. She previously covered health care policy for Modern Healthcare and prescription drug pricing for Inside Health Policy. Rachel earned a degree in journalism from the University of Southern California.
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