Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Living With A Loud, Busy Bar In Your Head
Medication has helped Jon Buckland’s symptoms, but the voices in his head never go away. By his description, it’s like being in a loud, busy bar. “It’s...
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Health Care Sign-up Deadline Looms As Payment Deadline Extended
Marcie Sillman sits down with KUOW reporter Ruby de Luna to talk about the Monday health exchange deadline for coverage beginning on Jan. 1.
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Washington Small Businesses Can Tap Into Tax Credits For Health Plans
Washington small businesses got some good news Tuesday. Senator Patty Murray and the Treasury Department announced they found a solution that will let...
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Washington Ranks Fifth For Health Exchange Enrollment (Oregon Ranks Last)
You wouldn’t know it given the technical problems that plagued Washington’s health exchange over the last several days, but the state is fifth in the...
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Washington Health Exchange Back Up After Being Down — Again
The holiday frenzy isn’t the only deadline looming. For people who expect to have health coverage when the new year starts, the deadline to enroll for a...
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Power Team: Fred Hutch, Sloan-Kettering Launch Cancer Research Start-Up
Imagine if rivals Boeing and Airbus teamed up on a new plane, or Microsoft and Apple built a computer. That’s a bit like what Fred Hutchinson Cancer...
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The Nurse Will See You Now ... In The Drugstore
When was the last time you called your primary care doctor and got in the same day? It doesn’t happen often. “People often end up in the ER,” said...
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Health Officials Take A Shot At Gun Safety With Discounted Safes
In the quest to improve gun safety, public health officials are borrowing a practice that’s common in car sales — talking up safety features. Now when...
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As GMO Labeling Fails, Whole Foods And Oregon Pick Up Torch
More than a week after the election, backers of the measure to label genetically modified food finally conceded defeat – but promised they would be back...
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Sorry, Washingtonians: You Won’t All Be Able To Keep Old Health Plan
Within hours of President Barack Obama’s announcement that people could keep their old insurance plans – at least for another year – Washington state’s...