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Elisabeth Rosenthal is an American journalist and physician. A former New York Times reporter and editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, she has written extensively on healthcare policy and reform, combining her medical background with investigative reporting to illuminate systemic issues in the U.
Known for: An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
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An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
In this investigative work, journalist and physician Elisabeth Rosenthal exposes how the U.S. healthcare system has transformed from a service-oriented model into a profit-driven industry. Drawing on extensive research and real patient stories, she explains how hospitals, insurers, and pharmaceutical companies prioritize financial gain over patient care, and offers practical advice for individuals to navigate and challenge the system.
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The Economic Rules of Healthcare
The first principle of the new economy of healthcare is that traditional market logic collapses the moment a human body is involved. In normal markets, competition drives prices down and improves quality. In healthcare, the opposite has occurred: costs spiral upward even as outcomes remain stagnant....
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Hospitals as Businesses
In the early days of American medicine, hospitals were often charitable institutions, run by churches or local communities to care for those in need. But that spirit has largely vanished. Today, hospitals operate as corporate enterprises, their financial structures resembling those of investment ban...
From An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
About Elisabeth Rosenthal
Elisabeth Rosenthal is an American journalist and physician. A former New York Times reporter and editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, she has written extensively on healthcare policy and reform, combining her medical background with investigative reporting to illuminate systemic issues in the U.S...
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Elisabeth Rosenthal is an American journalist and physician. A former New York Times reporter and editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, she has written extensively on healthcare policy and reform, combining her medical background with investigative reporting to illuminate systemic issues in the U.S...
Elisabeth Rosenthal is an American journalist and physician. A former New York Times reporter and editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, she has written extensively on healthcare policy and reform, combining her medical background with investigative reporting to illuminate systemic issues in the U.S. healthcare system.
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