Is covering the world of healthcare payers one of the hardest beats in journalism?
In this episode of Remaking Medicine, Emily F. Peters talks with Peter Johnson, Senior Reporter at Financial Times, to learn what makes writing about employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act so challenging. He shares what it’s like working on one of healthcare’s most complex corners — and how his early career in transportation and local government reporting came in handy. The episode will explore Peter’s key insights and surprises from reporting on the world of health insurance, along with the impact he hopes his writing can have for the people navigating the system.