Barbara Rodriguez

Barbara Rodriguez is the 19th’s health reporter. She covers the intersection of gender and all things health — particularly how policy at the state and federal level is reshaping health access for some of the nation’s most vulnerable people. She has been a professional journalist for nearly 20 years, with a range of editorial roles across the country. She has reported full-time from a statehouse, a presidential campaign trail, and doctors’ offices during the early days of a global pandemic. She is based in the Midwest.