Thanh Tan

Thanh Tan was a multimedia reporter/producer for the Tribune from 2011 to 2012. She previously worked at Idaho Public Television, a PBS station that serves a statewide audience. While there, she was an Emmy award-winning producer/reporter/host for the longest-running legislative public affairs program in the West, Idaho Reports, moderator of The Idaho Debates, and a writer/producer for the flagship series Outdoor Idaho. Prior to joining IdahoPTV, she was a general assignment reporter at the ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon. and a political reporter for KBCI-TV in Boise, Idaho. Her work has also appeared on the PBS NewsHour and This American Life. She graduated with honors from the University of Southern California with degrees in International Relations and Broadcast Journalism.

Past Contributions

Video: Texas vs. Planned Parenthood Fight Goes On

By Thanh Tan May 10, 2012

In part two of "Fertile Ground," our occasional series on the battle over family planning, we go to West Texas to look at a fight that has centered on Planned Parenthood. Full Story
Health Officials Tell Senate Panel of Gaps in Mental Health Services

By Thanh Tan May 9, 2012

Officials said Wednesday at a state Senate committee hearing that Texas' mental health system remains underfunded and that waits for care are getting longer for many in the state. Full Story

Credit: Bob Daemmrich
In Court Reversal, Planned Parenthood May Stay in Women's Health Program

By Thanh Tan May 4, 2012

This latest ruling means the Health and Human Services Commission cannot exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from the Women's Health Program while a lawsuit on the matter is pending in district court. Full Story
Judge's Reversal Gives State Go-Ahead to Exclude Planned Parenthood Clinics

By Thanh Tan May 1, 2012

A federal judge's ruling this morning means that the state may begin removing Planned Parenthood and other so-called abortion "affiliates" from the Women's Health Program, despite a district judge's Monday ruling to the contrary. Full Story

Credit: Callie Richmond
Video: Fertile Ground — The Effects of Family Planning Budget Cuts

By Thanh Tan April 26, 2012

The first part in our occasional series examining the battle over family planning in Texas considers the impact of lawmakers' orders to reduce spending on birth control and cancer screenings. A UT-Austin research group is beginning to track the fallout. Full Story
State Officials Aim to Take Over Women's Health Program in November

By Thanh Tan April 17, 2012

UPDATED: Texas health officials have delivered their much-anticipated plans for taking over the Medicaid Women's Health Program. They want to assume full responsibility in November. Federal officials say they're considering the plan. Full Story

Credit: Callie Richmond
Planned Parenthood Files Suit to Halt Exclusion From Health Program

By Emily Ramshaw and Thanh Tan April 11, 2012

Planned Parenthood branches in Texas have filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to block their exclusion from the state's Women's Health Program. Full Story

Credit: Marjorie Kamys Cotera
Video: Is State System Helping Failing Districts?

By Justin Dehn and Thanh Tan April 10, 2012

In conjunction with Morgan Smith's "Death of a District" series, the Tribune presents a special video report on the role of accountability and whether the state's current standards are helping or hurting failing districts in Texas. Full Story
Looking Back at Hearings on Health Care Reforms

By Thanh Tan March 29, 2012

Here's a final roundup of Texas reactions to the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic hearings on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Full Story

Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman
Supreme Court Hearings on Health Reforms: Day 3

By Thanh Tan March 28, 2012

This Storify timeline summarizes reaction to the second day of the Supreme Court's hearings on federal health care reform. We also preview the agenda for the third and final day of oral arguments. Full Story

Credit: Illustration by Todd Wiseman