Emily Bazar

Senior writer Emily Bazar is based in our Sacramento office, where she covers stories about health reform, coverage for Californians with pre-existing medical conditions and limitations in mental health care.  Prior to joining the Center for Health Reporting, Bazar was a national reporter for USA Today, where she covered immigration, the effects of the current economic recession and other topics. Her first journalism job was at The Sacramento Bee. Over nine years, her beats included transportation, higher education, California politics, the energy crisis and immigration. She has appeared on Democracy Now! and other radio shows. Her stories and video have been picked up by national print and broadcast outlets, including Good Morning America.  Bazar graduated from Stanford University.

Contact
email: ebazar@usc.edu
office: 916-637-8966