Amanda Pérez Pintado covers health for the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo (CPI), a nonprofit investigative newsroom. Some of her recent work has focused on Puerto Rico’s prison health care system. Before joining the CPI, she reported on science and politics for El Nuevo Día, Puerto Rico’s largest daily newspaper. She previously worked as a reporter for USA Today and as a Report for America corps member at Investigate Midwest, a nonprofit news site based in Champaign, Illinois. Pérez Pintado holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras campus and a master’s from New York University. She has taught journalism courses at her undergraduate alma mater and Sagrado Corazón University. Pérez Pintado is a native of Bayamón, Puerto Rico, and a lover of books and horror movies.
Beat: Health reporter focused on investigating and demanding transparency in Puerto Rico's public health sector and healthcare industry
Puerto Rico’s public health sector faces critical challenges, including transparency issues, inadequate oversight, and significant health professional shortages. Ranked among the top five states and territories for primary care shortages, these problems deeply impact the island’s well-being. However, consistent in-depth reporting is lacking. This specialized journalist will investigate healthcare access, industry practices, regulatory gaps, and the effects of economic and political decisions on public health.