Aneri Pattani
Aneri Pattani
Aneri Pattani is a national correspondent with KHN, a national nonprofit news outlet focused on health policy topics. She covers a wide range of public health stories with a focus on mental health and substance use. In her previous reporting, she has revealed the influence of lobbyists on state opioid policy and exposed a community college system’s plan to eliminate mental health services, sparking student protest and a partial policy reversal. Pattani has also worked as a health reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer, WNYC (New York City's NPR station) and The New York Times. She was a 2019 recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism.