Cara Anthony
@CaraRAnthony
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Correspondent @kffhealthnews. Bylines @SciFri, @TIME, @nytimes, @NPR & @wapo. @ONA Women’s Leadership Alum. @NABJ 🏆 x3 & National Murrow Award Winner.
St Louis, MO
Joined September 2011
Hello New Followers: I’m Cara. I’m a Black mother who covers gun violence, racial trauma and health for @KHNews. I’m based in the Midwest. My latest story honors the groundskeepers of a cemetery where young #gunviolence victims are buried. Read it here: https://t.co/4JydNQn79E
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Also this week, @jrovner interviews @CaraRAnthony, who wrote the latest “Bill of the Month” feature about an out-of-network eye surgery that left one kindergartner’s family with a big bill. Read the story. ⤵️
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A kindergartner in Missouri needed eye surgery. Her insurer granted approval for her to see a specialist nearby, yet her parents were confused when they still owed more than $13,000. Then her uncle,...
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KFF Health News' @CaraRAnthony joined #AppleNewsToday to discuss her recent story about a man who was pulled off an operating table moments before his organs were to be harvested for donation.
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Podcast Episode · Apple News Today · 09/23/2025 · 15m
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Demartravion “Trey” Reed, 21, of Grenada, Mississippi, was found hanging from a tree at Delta State University on Sept. 15. Campus police reported no foul play, but his family is seeking answers and has hired legal counsel. https://t.co/BlYcxpDe8j
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The university’s chief of police and director of public safety said that investigators found no evidence he had been attacked before his death.
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A Missouri surgical team was about to harvest this man's organs — until his doctor intervened | By @CaraRAnthony @KFFHealthNews
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22-year-old Larry Black, Jr. arrived at a St. Louis hospital after getting shot in the head. A week later, he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation — even though his heart was...
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A Surgical Team Was About To Harvest This Man’s Organs — Until His Doctor Intervened. @KFFHealthNews Midwest Correspondent @CaraRAnthony debriefs Total Information AM's @MLynchOnAir on this extraordinary story. Listen/read here: https://t.co/skD87kLbHU
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“Get him off the table,” a doctor ordered. His patient’s organs were about to be harvested for donation. @CaraRAnthony reports on what happened next. https://t.co/QND77UyhqS
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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“Get him off the table,” a doctor ordered. His patient’s organs were about to be harvested for donation. @CaraRAnthony reports on what happened next.
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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My latest for @KFFHealthNews proves that shoe-leather reporting is still important. As this story unfolded, I met with sources inside of their homes, we had one meeting at McDonald's & another in the back of a 🍕shop. This story took time. Check it out ⤵️ https://t.co/BLSprv2HnP
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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The man’s neurosurgeon said he wasn’t consulted before a surgical team+organ transplant org decided to take his patient off life support to donate his organs. He said his patient hadn’t even had an exam yet to determine if he was “brain dead.” Amazing story by @CaraRAnthony
NEW: A surgical team prepared to harvest this man’s organs. He was still alive. Now he’s telling his story to @CaraRAnthony.
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He was on the OR table, prepped for organ harvesting, until a young neurosurgeon intervened: “Young Black men are disproportionately victims of gun trauma in the United States. His experience exemplifies the general neglect of Black men’s bodies.”—Dr. LJ Punch
NEW: A surgical team prepared to harvest this man’s organs. He was still alive. Now he’s telling his story to @CaraRAnthony.
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NEW: A surgical team prepared to harvest this man’s organs. He was still alive. Now he’s telling his story to @CaraRAnthony.
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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This kind of storytelling is the reason why I’m a journalist. ✍🏾 My latest for @KFFHealthNews and @CNN is an in-depth narrative about a Missouri man who almost had his organs harvested, even though he was still alive. 🩺 Read more about what happened here. https://t.co/1IfNU2ooWc
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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A surgical team prepared to harvest this man’s organs. He was still alive. Now he’s telling his story. @CaraRAnthony reports for KFF Health News + @CNN. ⤵️
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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A surgical team was about to harvest this man’s organs — until his doctor intervened | An amazing read by @CaraRAnthony
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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at...
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We're thrilled to be the winner of two of @ONA's 2025 Online Journalism Awards! Congratulations to @CaraRAnthony for her work on #SilenceInSikeston and @armandalegshow host @danweissmann. Learn more about the award-winning work. ⤵️
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A kindergartner in Missouri needed eye surgery. Her insurer granted approval for her to see a specialist nearby, yet her parents were confused when they still owed more than $13,000. @CaraRAnthony reports. ⤵️
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A kindergartner in Missouri needed eye surgery. Her insurer granted approval for her to see a specialist nearby, yet her parents were confused when they still owed more than $13,000. Then her uncle,...
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Why do people panic over the price of eggs? We should all be panicking over the price of health insurance! Mine @PostOpinions @KFFHealthNews.
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The cost of health insurance is rising faster than the price of eggs or gasoline.
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After a break to attend to family matters, I'm happy to be back to writing. But I'm sad that these surprising -- but not "surprise bills," according to law -- are targeting innocent patients. Mine for @PostOpinions @KFFHealthNews
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Americans who thought they knew what a trip to the doctor was going to cost them still don’t.
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The Senate has just passed what amounts to the biggest health reform plan since the ACA, rolling back many of the health insurance coverage increases achieved by the ACA.
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NEW: Violent crime was already trending down when Trump campaigned on addressing unbridled crime in America. Now his administration has cut about $500 million for crime prevention. My latest for @CNN and @KFFHealthNews
https://t.co/veTYQWpqQQ
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The U.S. Department of Justice canceled $500 million in grants to public safety organizations nationwide, including some that address gun violence. One clinic in St. Louis lost a $2 million award to...
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