Erin Mershon is the senior news editor at STAT; she previously served as news editor and senior Washington correspondent. She's written extensively on policymaking issues for CQ Roll Call, Politico Pro, the National Journal and several other news outlets. A graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio, Erin won a 2017 Association of Health Care Journalists Fellowship to report on health insurance challenges in rural areas across the U.S. When she's not working, Erin is usually indulging her obsession with ballet, either at a Kennedy Center performance or a beginner class.
