Elisabeth Rosenthal
Author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back
About the Author
Elisabeth Rosenthal is available for select speaking engagements to inquire about a possible appearance, please contact the Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau of speakers@penguinrandomhouse.com or visit www.prhspeakers.com
Works by Elisabeth Rosenthal
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (2017) 362 copies
Vital Signs: Rough Ride 1 copy
Commentary: Dead Complicated 1 copy
Vital Signs: A Will to Die 1 copy
Vital Signs: The Pain Game 1 copy
Vital Signs: Bad Fix 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1956-04-29
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Beijing, China
Rome, Italy - Education
- Stanford University (BS|Biology|1978)
Stanford University (BA|History|1978)
Cambridge University (MA|English|1980)
Harvard University Medical School (MD|1986) - Occupations
- physician
reporter
editor
professor - Organizations
- New York Times
Kaiser Health News
Columbia University
Princeton University
New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
New York Hospital - Awards and honors
- Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting (2014)
Poynter Fellow (Yale University)
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Members
- 372
- Popularity
- #64,810
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 17
- ISBNs
- 11
- Languages
- 1
There doesn’t seem to be a single entity touching the medical world that hasn’t been implicated as having a role in the dismal mess we find ourselves in today. Insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, and hospitals have long been perceived as money-sucking monsters, and it’s no surprise that legislators, lobbyists, medical device manufacturers and doctors are all complicit or even actively partaking in the erosion of average Americans’ ability to afford medical care. But charities whose missions claim to be the betterment of individuals suffering from chronic or devastating illnesses who reject funding research for potential cures because they’d prefer to have a stake in new and lucrative treatments?
The only reason I made it all the way through was the promise of something that can be done to combat this ridiculousness. And the author certainly delivered. Actionable ideas, a wealth of resources to seek out information, and a call to get involved as consumers and check ourselves for what’s really important when it comes to our medical care. Do we want the highest-tech gadgets and tech and comfiest doctor’s offices? What if that comes at the expense of reasonable costs and rising insurance premiums? The biggest takeaway here for me is that yes, this is a great big, gross mess, but yes, we can do something about it.… (more)