‘Mediscare’ claims persist. Does calling them ‘debunked’ suffice? A humble suggestion for reporters covering a recycled Medicare campaign claim September 4, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman
Medicare, Paul Ryan, and beyond: a primer August 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Here’s context to clarify the big entitlements debates
What makes Paul Ryan tick? August 8, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The New Yorker defines the man who would remake the government
Medicare and misinformation July 27, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Is my premium rising? A beat memo for reporters
False balance and the Medicare scare July 26, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Who’s been telling the truth in Florida?
A Grand Bargain on entitlements? May 29, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The press is sending signals about Simpson-Bowles. How about explaining it?
Medicare and the $500 billion bogeyman May 21, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Will a half-truth still work for the GOP?
EXTRA Unpacks the Media’s Medicare Coverage April 17, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Are journalists writing for doctors or for patients?
A Medicare Memo to Campaign Reporters February 27, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Tailing Mitt on Medicare and Social Security, too
USA Today Touts the Government’s Good News on Medicare February 6, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman But was it the full story?
What Mitt Really Believes About Entitlements February 2, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Protecting Social Security and Medicare
Medicare Vouchers Explained January 18, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman A conversation with the Brookings Institution’s Henry Aaron
The Kind of Medicare Story We’d Rather Not See December 23, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman SmartMoney runs a lackluster listicle
The Coverage of Wyden-Ryan, Round One December 19, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Consensus building to privatize Medicare
CJR Holds a Town Hall in Missouri August 22, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Do the pols represent the voters?