Dan Diamond

Washington, D.C.

National reporter investigating health politics and policy

Education: University of Pennsylvania, BA in history

Dan Diamond is a national health reporter for The Washington Post, focused on accountability, federal agencies and public health. He joined The Post in 2021 after covering the Trump administration for Politico, where he won a George Polk award for investigating political interference in the pandemic response. His investigations into a range of topics, including Trump officials' use of taxpayer-funded charter jets, not-for-profit hospitals' spending and how Congress stripped Pacific Islanders of their health coverage, have also been honored with several journalism awards.
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Kamala Harris ran her office like a prosecutor. Not everyone liked that.

After a difficult first year as vice president, Harris has grown into her role — and found staff who respond better to her style, allies say

September 6, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris's management style has been scrutinized throughout her political career. If she wins the presidency, she would inherit a monumental management challenge: overseeing the vast federal bureaucracy.

The latest clues on Harris and corporate power in health care

The campaign has reiterated that Harris and running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are game for a fight with the health-care industry, pointing to their records.

August 20, 2024
Vice-presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) and Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign event at Temple University in Philadelphia on Aug. 6.

Kamala Harris’s new economic plan draws Democrats’ praise, GOP’s scorn

Democrats said her proposals, such as addressing “price-gouging” at grocery stores and high prescription drug costs, would address Americans’ daily concerns.

August 18, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to supporters in Raleigh, N.C., about her new economic policy agenda on Friday. (Cornell Watson for The Washington Post)

Kamala Harris unveils populist policy agenda, with $6,000 credit for newborns

The vice president’s speech on Friday is expected to reflect her most thorough articulation yet of her economic priorities.

August 16, 2024
Attendees react as Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Raleigh, N.C. on Friday.

Harris and Walz fought health-care corporate power — to a point

After early-career battles with health-care corporations, it’s unclear whether the Democratic presidential ticket remains as keen to go to war with the industry.

August 16, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, have criticized corporate power in health care.

Biden, Harris say seniors will see lower prices for diabetes, heart medications

Thursday’s announcement followed a year-long effort by the Biden administration to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over some of the priciest drugs used by older Americans.

August 15, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday announced results from the government’s initiative to negotiate the prices of some prescription drugs used by Medicare patients.

White House touts $6 billion in Medicare drug price savings

The year-long negotiations over 10 pricey drugs will result in about $1.5 billion in savings on seniors’ out-of-pocket spending in 2026, officials said.

August 15, 2024
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, shown in Washington in 2023, are scheduled to speak today about drug price negotiation savings.

How Kamala Harris is tackling medical debt — with Roy Cooper’s help

The vice president’s work combating medical debt has received scant attention compared with her work advocating for abortion access and other priorities.

July 26, 2024
Vice President Harris delivers remarks on the need to relieve medical debt on April 11, 2022.

Harris embarks on sprint to find Democratic running mate

The likely presidential nominee is mulling about a dozen potential vice-presidential candidates and plans to make a decision by Aug. 7.

July 26, 2024
Vice President Harris delivers the keynote speech at a convention of the American Federation of Teachers in Houston on Thursday.

Senators subpoena Steward Health CEO, open investigation into company

Senators say executives at Steward, the nation’s largest physician-led hospital system, mismanaged finances and put patient care at risk.

July 25, 2024
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee are opening an investigation into Steward Health Care, a network of hospitals that went bankrupt, and have subpoenaed the company’s CEO.