Jennifer Bernstein

Jennifer R. Bernstein is a cofounder and former editor of The New Inquiry. She has written essays and criticism for the Los Angeles Review of Books, LitHub, Brooklyn Magazine, Pacific Standard, Hazlitt, The Hairpin, Ploughshares, and elsewhere.

A pharmacist checks his stock while wearing a surgical mask.

Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too Private Insurance Hurts Pharmacists, Too

Pharmacists are an oft-overlooked group of workers made miserable by our for-profit healthcare system.

Mar 25, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein

The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do

The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do The Stories We Don’t Need to Hear About Doctors and the Ones We Do

A sequel to the influential but problematic hospital novel House of God shows we need new stories and perspectives about the medical field.

Feb 6, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein

Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds

Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds

“It's a return, if you will, to the dark ages,” one civil rights advocate says.

Jan 29, 2020 / Jennifer Bernstein

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Tennessee Is a Guinea Pig for Frightening New Medicaid Experiments Tennessee Is a Guinea Pig for Frightening New Medicaid Experiments

After rejecting Medicaid expansion, the state has found new ways to reduce spending on lifesaving care.

Nov 5, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise Washington’s Struggling Medical Residents Need a Raise

How bullying, depression, debt, and 90-hour weeks pushed members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association to walk out of the job. 

Oct 9, 2019 / Jennifer Bernstein

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