How Indiana journalists can tell the full story of healthcare reform February 16, 2015 By Trudy Lieberman To cover a changing Medicaid program, get up close to the people it’s supposed to serve
The human costs of not expanding Medicaid January 21, 2015 By Trudy Lieberman A New York Times column and a Guardian essay offer neglected perspective on dollar-sign objections to expansion
Editor’s picks: United States Project December 23, 2014 By Greg Marx Here are seven USP posts from 2014 that we think deserve a second look
The Tennessean pushes for better healthcare December 1, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman How one reporter helps readers see the effect of government policy on real people
6 ways reporters can cover Obamacare open enrollment October 30, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman Journalists need to make sure people understand how to use the law and to point out where it falls short
Virginia’s governor didn’t say he’s going to ‘expand Medicaid’ June 24, 2014 By Corey Hutchins But he won’t say he’s not, either! What’s a reporter to do?
Michigan’s Medicaid program is going to be great, say Michigan, Medicaid officials June 13, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman Those claims deserve a closer look
Sorry, Congressman: Obamacare hasn’t made more people uninsured May 9, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman A factcheck from Washington makes its way into the Kansas media
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution does the Medicaid story we’ve been looking for April 15, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman Taking a close look at what life is like in the "coverage gap"
A family left out of Obamacare March 28, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman The Man in the Middle has "affordable" coverage; the ACA’s "family glitch" snags his wife and kids
What’s missing from Medicaid coverage: actual people March 27, 2014 By Trudy Lieberman The media’s been all over consumer problems with the exchanges. For Medicaid, not so much
Reviewing Obamacare coverage: week 3 October 21, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Time, Reno News & Review and Chicago Tribune deliver solid reporting. Plus: a quibble, a tip, and a story thread to follow
Reviewing Obamacare coverage: Week 2 October 11, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman Stewart-Sebelius is the splashy story, but there’s lot of interesting state and local coverage
A New Mexico startup goes deep October 10, 2013 By Joel Campbell New Mexico In Depth keeps digging on a state Medicaid scandal. What can other small newsrooms learn from it?
Exchange Watch: Washington State September 5, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman How much competition is enough?
Will the ACA encourage Medicaid fraud? September 3, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman The St. Louis Post-Dispatch takes a hard look at the Medicaid problem
Who’s filibustering Medicaid expansion in Nebraska? May 23, 2013 By Deron Lee A group of lawmakers is blocking a key healthcare bill, but reporters are not naming names
Expand Ohio’s Medicaid expansion story April 4, 2013 By Anna Clark Keep people at the fore, but dig into the private insurance angle
A puzzling parade of projections in PA February 22, 2013 By Anna Clark As debate on Medicaid expansion continues, can reporters point the way to credible figures?
USP Notes: Medicaid expansion edition January 17, 2013 By Greg Marx Some solid coverage helps keep the debate within the realm of facts
The realities of long-term care in America January 10, 2013 By Trudy Lieberman A Laurel to PBS’s Need To Know
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
Eureka! The media discovers Medicaid September 24, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman And why that matters to the middle class
Medicare, Paul Ryan, and beyond: a primer August 15, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Here’s context to clarify the big entitlements debates
Climbing the Medicaid mountain July 3, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman The press is starting to master the policy angles. Now for the people
Don Berwick, Press Critic February 14, 2012 By Trudy Lieberman Observations from Medicare’s former top guy
Golden Teeth September 1, 2011 By Trudy Lieberman Dallas’s WFAA shows crooked Medicaid spending on orthodontia