Politico’s National Correspondent Renuka Rayasam Joins Kaiser Health News as Senior Correspondent

The Indian American journalist has freelanced and worked as a staffer for several American newspapers and magazines.

Politico national correspondent Renuka Rayasam is joining Kaiser Health News as a senior correspondent in the Southern bureau. Her reporting career has taken her from Austin, Texas to Berlin, Germany with a stop in Washington, D.C., along the way.

It's my last day @POLITICO. Thrilled to soon be joining the tremendous folks at @KHNews but also so proud to have worked with so many great colleagues at POLITICO. Some highlights from my five years here:
— Renuka Rayasam (@renurayasam) April 4, 2022

Rayasam joined Politico Pro after seven years freelancing for various publications including The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, The Atlantic and Quartz. The Indian American journalist has worked as a staffer for several American newspapers and magazines.

Rayasam grew up outside of Atlanta, Georgia. She studied Political Economy and German at the University of California, Berkeley and has a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.