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Trudy Lieberman
Contributing Editor
Trudy Lieberman, a journalist for more than 45 years, is a past president of the Association of Health Care Journalists and an adjunct professor of public health at the CUNY School of Public Health. She is a long-time contributor to the Columbia Journalism review where she blogs for CJR.org about media coverage of healthcare and retirement issues. She also blogs for Health News Review and writes a bi-monthly column, “Thinking About Health,” for the Rural Health News Service. She was a fellow at the Center for Advancing Health and regularly contributed to its Prepared Patient blog. She had a long career at Consumer Reports specializing in insurance, healthcare financing, and long-term care and began her career as a consumer writer for the Detroit Free Press. She has won 26 national and regional awards including two National Magazine Awards and has received five fellowships, including three Fulbright scholar and specialist awards. Ms. Lieberman is the author of five books including “Slanting the Story—the Forces That Shape the News,” and has served on the board of the Medicare Rights Center and the National Committee for Quality Assurance. She currently serves as a member of the National Advisory Committee for the California Health Benefits Review Program.
Articles
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Holdout states are turning to some surprising tactics to keep voter-led pushes for Medicaid expansion off the table.
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State legislators in a dozen states continue to oppose expansion, with their talking points echoing across state lines.
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We're spending a ton of money to prop up our private insurance system, our columnist argues.
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A new program takes aim at traditional fee-for-service Medicare. But will it reduce health care spending or boost private profits?
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The drop in the number of new recipients for disability benefits comes in the midst of a devastating public health crisis that has led to massive unmet needs.
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From expanding Medicaid to making telehealth changes permanent, here's what a diverse group of health policy experts would prioritize in 2021.
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A glitchy patchwork of websites and phone numbers are leaving those eligible for vaccines frustrated and confused.
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Ever-rising health care costs keep jeopardizing the law and its effectiveness as a backstop for the uninsured and uninsurable.
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Where does this leave policy proposals like expanding ACA subsidies and creating a public option?
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What Donald Trump and Joe Biden have said about five important heath policy issues likely to be on the table in the next administration.