What reporters forgot to tell you about the ‘doc fix’ bill and changes to Medicare April 2, 2015 By Trudy Lieberman
Healthcare and the profit motive—do they work well together? January 14, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Eduardo Porter asks a big question in the Times
Fast-tracking the truth in IPAB coverage January 14, 2013 By Brendan Nyhan How to cover a key ACA provision without making misinformation worse
Stories I’d like to see January 9, 2013 By Steven Brill Medicare meddling, the guns of Westchester, and Al Gore’s payday
What’s a trillion, anyway? January 8, 2013 By David Cay Johnston How to make scary budget numbers meaningful
Medicare Uncovered: the pain from ‘skin in the game’ January 8, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman A report puts a hole in the plan to make people pay more
The making of a meme December 11, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Journos get on board the Let’s-Whack-Entitlements train
Healthcare expert for sale December 6, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The Guardian follows the saga of Liz Fowler, healthcare lobbyist extraordinaire
NBC News sets good example for Medicare reporting November 30, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman People perspective leads to clear explanation of impact of proposed changes
An election post-mortem on Medicare coverage November 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Coverage? Yes. Guidance? Not so much
Ask Obama This: Will we have to be older to get Medicare? October 26, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman We know about Romney’s vouchers, but the president is quiet on the subject of raising eligibility
Medicare costs: Are electronic records the solution—or the problem? October 3, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman A Laurel to the Center for Public Integrity for an expose on "upcoding"
The word on the street: Divided October 1, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Massachusetts voters talk about Medicare, and their Senate race
The bogeyman is back! September 21, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The Columbia Daily Tribune digs up the $716 billion Medicare scare
Medicare: Where’s the evidence that vouchers save money? September 18, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The National Journal seeks some, and comes up empty
Medicare ‘bankruptcy’: CNN gets it right September 11, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The network fact-checks a frequent talking point, and does it well