
Reed Abelson
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Following the money in health care for NYT. Fond of good books, old movies, dogs and one particular cat. A RT is just a RT. [email protected]
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https://www.nytimes.com/by/reed-abelson 18-01-2013 21:05:20
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This is Reed Abelson and my Association of Health Care Journalists discussion of our reporting on long-term care for our #DyingBroke series in the The New York Times & KFF Health News healthjournalism.org/blog/2023/12/h…

What happens to patient care when private equity firms take over hospitals? Well, there's new data out and its not great news for all you fans of private equity in healthcare Here's the write-up in the The New York Times by Margot Sanger-Katz and Reed Abelson Short 🧵 nytimes.com/2023/12/26/ups…

We want to hear from you! Rebecca Robbins and I are taking a look at how much people pay and what medications they can get under their insurance: nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/…

We are looking for your help -- if you have an experience to share concerning your insurance for prescription drugs, let us know. Rebecca Robbins and I are interested in hearing from you: nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/…

The U.S. spends less on long-term care for the elderly than most other wealthy countries. A joint KFF Health News-The New York Times project shows the results: 3 million people without needed care. Read #DyingBroke, reported by Jordan Rau & Reed Abelson: kffhealthnews.org/dying-broke/

This Tuesday, May 21 in DC: Join Stacy Sanders from HHS.gov, Reed Abelson, David Seltz from MA Health Policy Commission & Charles Miller for an exciting discussion on state and federal solutions to lower health care costs! Register to attend: eventbrite.com/e/is-increasin…

For the past year, Reed Abelson and I have been reporting on the big pharmacy benefit managers. In a story published today, we tried to clearly explain what these companies do — and how they affect how much everyone spends on prescription drugs. nytimes.com/2024/06/21/bus…


Great work on this big, thorough and important investigation into the opaque world of #PBMs. It's a must read from Rebecca Robbins and Reed Abelson at the The New York Times.

Much thanks to Reed Abelson for the foresight of writing the article about VP Harris in 2020... and the issue of health care prices and health care consolidation has only gotten more urgent...



New: Reed Abelson and I spent months reporting on a phenomenon that’s affecting communities around the country: the big pharmacy benefit managers are paying many local drugstores too little for them to cover their costs, driving many out of business. nytimes.com/2024/10/19/bus…

Excellent Reed Abelson Rebecca Robbins piece on how pharmacy benefit managers are driving local pharmacies out of business. The New York Times nytimes.com/2024/10/19/bus…

ICYMI: Rebecca Robbins and I talked to dozens of pharmacists around the country about why so many small drugstores are closing. The pharmacists blame powerful companies for paying them so little that many of their stores just can’t survive.



Apply to be a fellow with The Upshot! It's a great opportunity to make cool journalism as part of a fun, collaborative team. Experience in data, graphics and/or traditional reporting all welcome! boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktime…

It's not too late! Register today for Center on Health Insurance Reforms McCourt School 11/20 breakfast event on healthcare transparency. Feat. House E&C staffer Corey Ensslin, Reed Abelson, Ge Bai, Anthony Wright, Hemi Tewarson from NASHP, Employers' Forum of Indiana’s Gloria Sachdev: eventbrite.com/e/increasing-t…

Say what you will about the opinion section but the NYT is still the best in the business because of pieces like this. Well done Reed Abelson and Susanne Craig. nytimes.com/2025/02/24/hea…