Best-Selling Author of “An American Sickness” to Speak September 26 in Minneapolis

May 1, 2025

Best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, will discuss how physicians are at the crossroads of U.S. healthcare, at the MMA’s 2025 “Empowering Physicians: A Night of Learning & Connection” event on Friday, September 26, at the Hewing Hotel in downtown Minneapolis.  

Rosenthal is the editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times, and the author of An American Sickness, a revealing investigation into America's healthcare system.  

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Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, will discuss how physicians are at the crossroads of U.S. healthcare.

A former ER physician, Rosenthal was an award-winning reporter at The New York Times for 22 years, gaining acclaim for her coverage of health and health policy issues. Drawing on her expertise, Rosenthal unpacks one of America's most complex and frustrating institutions with a humanist approach, and examines what physicians, patients, and providers can do to help repair it. 

Rosenthal will present a 60-minute lecture, answer questions for 15 minutes and then be available to sign books.  

For more information on Rosenthal, please visit www.prhspeakers.com. 

Registration for the event will open soon.   

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