Elisabeth Rosenthal (born 29 April 1956, New York City) is a non-practicing physician and former New York Times reporter who in recent years has focused on health and environment matters.
She is the author of a widely read 2017 book that argues that severely distorted financial incentives are at the root of “An American Sickness” her title and chosen name for the highly dysfunctional state of American healthcare today.
She was previously a correspondent in the Times Beijing bureau.
Currently she is editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News.