Author

Phil Galewitz, senior correspondent for KFF Health News, covers Medicaid, Medicare, long-term care, hospitals, and various state health issues. He has covered health for more than three decades. He is a former board member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. As a Kaiser Media Fellow in 2004-05, he wrote about community solutions for the uninsured. Before coming to KFF Health News, Phil was a national health industry writer for The Associated Press and worked for The Palm Beach Post and The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor’s in health planning and administration and a master’s in public administration with an emphasis in health policy, both from Penn State University.