# Elisabeth Rosenthal
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elisabeth rosenthal (born 29 April 1956) is a former American physician and New York Times reporter who has focused on health and environment matters. She has been a correspondent at the Times Beijing bureau, and continues to contribute to the New York Times opinion section.
Her 2017 book, An American Sickness, argues that, at the root of the U.S.'s healthcare problems, are severely distorted financial incentives.
Why It Costs So Much to Get Sick
Since the 1990s, healthcare has been at the heart of America’s political debate and it’s still being contested today. Why is our health system so complicated? And how can we fix it? To help demystify it, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Elisabeth Rosenthal, the doctor turned health journalist who wrote, A…
What You Need to Know for Open Enrollment
It’s that time of year again when many Americans have to choose a health insurance plan — a decision that will affect, and possibly haunt them throughout the entire year. Worst of all: many are forced to make a choice with imperfect information. To help walk us through open enrollment, Dr. Sanjay G…
The shocking world of US health costs
A loyal listener wrote in to question this claim made by neuroscientist Dr Daniel Levitin: "Here in the US valium in a pharmacy might be $3 that same pill in a hospital setting might be $750."
Our listener was shocked at how one pill can cost 250 x more in a hospital setting than in a pharmacy. But…
Culture Wars Take Center Stage
With lawmakers still mired over renewing enhanced tax credits for Affordable Care Act plans, much of Washington has turned its attention to culture war issues, including abortion and gender-affirming care.
Meanwhile, “confusion” remains the watchword at the Department of Health and Human Services …
Why Getting Sick in America Can Ruin Your Life | Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal
"No one would design this system if we were starting again today."
In this powerful and eye-opening episode of Life. Reimagined., host Stacey is joined by Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, physician, journalist, and author of An American Sickness. Together, they dive deep into the broken U.S. healthcare s…
GOP Mulls More Health Cuts
Despite public opposition to the cuts they made to federal health programs in 2025, Republicans reportedly are considering still more cuts to help pay for the war in Iran. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court ruled that Colorado cannot ban mental health professionals from using “conversion therapy” on LGBT…
How To Protect Yourself Against the Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak in China is causing panic worldwide. The World Health Organization has declared it a global health emergency and all we hear about are doubling infection rates, massive quarantines, and drugstores running out of masks. In this episode of How To!, we ask Dr. Elisabeth Rosent…
Why Hospital Admission Is Getting Harder
Elisabeth Rosenthal, senior contributing editor at KFF Health News, former ER physician, and author of An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Penguin Press (hardcover, 2017)), discusses her latest reporting on how patients in emergency department are …
The Business Model Behind America’s Healthcare Crisis | Elisabeth Rosenthal (Ep. 56)
What happens when healthcare stops behaving like a public good and starts behaving like a financial business?
In this episode of The Benefit Whisperer, Ralph Weber sits down with Elisabeth Rosenthal to examine the business model behind America’s healthcare crisis – and why employers, patients, an…
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