Elisabeth Rosenthal | |
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| Born | April 29, 1956 New York City, NY, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (B.S., B.A.) University of Cambridge (M.A.) Harvard University (MD) |
| Notable awards | 2014 Victor Cohn Prize for Medical Science Reporting |
Elisabeth Rosenthal (born April 29, 1956)[1] is an American physician and former New York Times reporter who focused on health and environment matters. She is the author of a 2017 book, An American Sickness, which argues that severely distorted financial incentives are at the root of the US healthcare problems. She continues to contribute to the New York Times in the 'Opinion' section.
She was previously a correspondent in the Times Beijing bureau.
Currently she is editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News.