I am a member of the Scholars’ Strategy Network and the Women’s Media Center. My research has been featured in more than 50 media outlets across nine countries, including CNN, The New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, Marketplace, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Financial Times London, Forbes, Mother Jones, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, The Scientist, ARD Germany, and ABC (Australia). See below for further details.
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Radio / Television Coverage of Research Findings
2022 The GoFundMe healthcare plan doesn’t work. Science Friday, NPR.
2021 Thousands of people turned to crowdfunding during COVID-19. For most, it didn’t pan out. CBS Money Watch.
2021 Pandemic drives surge in GoFundMe campaigns. First Move with Julia Chatterley, CNN.
2021 Go home, economy, you’re being weird. Marketplace.
2021 A Record Number of Crowdfunding Campaigns Popped Up this Past Year-Most Unsuccessful. KCBS.
2021 Invisible by default: What you won’t see on GoFundMe. Tiny Spark, Non-Profit Quarterly.
2020 Medicare for All (Season 7, Episode 1). Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, HBO.
2019 When insurance isn’t enough: Crowdfunding for health care costs. On Point, WBUR.
2017 The rise of crowdfunding to pay for medical bills. The Record, KUOW.
2017 Crowdfunding sites getting big boost from medical emergencies. KIRO / My Northwest
Print Media Coverage of Research Findings
2023 Mary Lou Retton crowdfunded her medical debt, like many thousands of others. New York Times.
2023 The ‘tragedy’ of American healthcare: Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton’s family is crowdsourcing for her hospital bills. She’s not alone. Market Watch.
2022 GoFundMe requests for help with medical bills rarely hit their goals: Study. Newsweek.
2022 Crowdfunding for medical costs almost always fails. US News & World Report.
2022 Medical crowdfunding is not providing a proper safety net for the neediest patients. Medical Ethics Advisor.
2022 Cómo recolectar más fondos a través de GoFundMe: 90% no llegan a la meta. Univision.
2022 Why so many Americans turn to GoFundMe for healthcare. The Independent.
2022 Most GoFundMe campaigns for medical bills fail, less than 12% reach goals. Forbes.
2022 Americans crowdfunding for medical debt is ’insane’—And inefficient, experts find. Yahoo! Finance.
2022 GoFundMe isn’t a healthcare safety net. American Council on Science and Health.
2022 Crowdfunding a poor safety net for medical expenses. Medscape.
2022 Crowdfunding for medical costs almost always fails. HealthDay.
2022 Medical crowdfunding rarely helps those who need it most. Science News.
2022 Crowdfunding to pay for medical bills rarely works: Study. Raw Story.
2022 GoFundMe campaigns for medical bills almost never work, study finds. Gizmodo.
2022 Crowdfunding for health care isn’t a real safety net. Futurity.
2021 The Inequality of the GoFundMe Economy. The New York Times.
2021 GoFundMe became a social safety net. A new study shows how it couldn’t help everyone. San Francisco Chronicle.
2021 Nearly half of Covid-19 crowdfunding campaigns raised nothing. Quartz.
2021 Study: COVID-19 crowdfunding campaigns benefited privileged groups most. Verywell Health.
2018 “A tiny Band-Aid on a gaping wound”: Why crowdfunding can’t fill gaps in U.S. health care. CBC (Canada).
2018 Medical crowdfunding’s dark side. Health Affairs Forefront.
2017 Crowdfunding efforts often fall short in covering medical bills. Everett Herald.
Radio / Television / Podcast Interviews
2023 Crowdfunding for former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton. Good Morning America. ABC.
2023 Wellness Wednesday. All Sides. WOSU Public Media.
2023 Social media with Nora Kenworthy and Marco Zenone. Money Power Health.
2020 Good and Bad of Medical Crowdfunding. Radio Health Journal.
2019 Crowdfunding: Les cagnottes médicales sont en plein boum. Mis Au Point. RTS.
2018 Inequalities in crowdfunding: An ‘American struggle.’ Tiny Spark, Non-Profit Quarterly.
2018 GoFundMe and a broken healthcare system. Beme Media.
2017 Crowdfunding for your life. Marketplace Weekend.
2017 Crowd finanziert Chemotherapie. ZDF.
2017 A worthy illness. KLRU.
2017 How Successful Are Medical Crowdfunding Campaigns? KJZZ.
Print Media Interviews
2023 Study: Even with insurance, many patients with diabetes turn to GoFundMe to offset high cost of care. Fast Company.
2022 Wie Frauen in den USA ihre Abtreibungen crowdfunden. Der Standard.
2022 Biden rebuked for claiming “pandemic is over” as hundreds die of Covid each day in US. Common Dreams.
2021 Struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic, people turn to strangers online for help. Washington Post.
2021 How GoFundMe became an imperfect social safety net for thousands of Americans. San Francisco Chronicle.
2021 The cost of at-home covid-19 tests signals the failed US approach to public health. Quartz.
2021 Struggling to stay afloat during the COVID pandemic, people turn to strangers online for help. The Seattle Times.
2021 Bad idea: Feel-good fables. Kinfolk.
2020 GoFundMe confronts coronavirus demand. The New York Times.
2020 ‘Unprecedented’ number of people turning to GoFundMe as a last resort during pandemic. ‘It’s like you’re putting your heart out there.’ Chicago Tribune.
2020 The hidden cost of medical crowdfunding. Quartz.
2020 GoFundMe, béquille du système de santé américain. Les Echos.
2020 The GoFundMe recession is here. Vice.
2020 To stay afloat in the pandemic, doctors’ offices turn to GoFundMe. Salon.
2020 Crowdfunding a “band-aid” for rising healthcare costs? MedPage Today.
2020 GoFundWho? More equitable ways to crowdfund in a crisis. South Seattle Emerald.
2019 When survival is a popularity contest: The heartbreak of crowdfunding healthcare. The Guardian.
2019 When GoFundMe gets ugly. The Atlantic.
2019 Charity becomes a lifeline even for Americans with health insurance as deductibles soar. Los Angeles Times.
2019 Beware of phony online fundraisers on GoFundMe. AARP.
2019 What to Consider Before Crowdfunding for Medical Care. AARP Magazine.
2018 The hidden costs of crowdfunding medical care. ABC News.
2018 Struggling US families turn to crowdfunding to cover childcare costs. The Guardian.
2018 Why are so many Americans crowdfunding their healthcare? Financial Times.
2018 Go Fund Yourself. Mother Jones, January/February 2018.
2018 Enquête. Aux États-Unis, il faut savoir mendier pour être soigné. Courrier international.
2018 Familias estadounidenses se ven obligadas a recurrir al “crowdfunding” para cubrir los gastos de tener hijos. elDiario.
2018 Understanding what makes a successful crowdfunding campaign. The Scientist Magazine.
2018 Crowdfunding appeals may help people but the hidden costs are steep. Health News Review.
2018 Crowdfunding is a symptom of America’s sick health care system. Talk Poverty.
2017 Amerikaner nutzen Crowdfunding für Arztrechnungen. ARD Germany
2017 Even the insured often can’t afford their medical bills. The Atlantic.
2017 America’s health-care crisis is a gold mine for crowdfunding. Bloomberg Business.
2017 Health care costs driving more patients to crowdfunding sites. San Francisco Chronicle.
2017 If the future of health care is crowdfunding, we’re all in trouble. Huffpost.
2017 How medical crowdfunding widens disparities in access to care. Forbes.
2017 Arme kranke Amerikaner müssen im Netz betteln. 20 Minuten.
2017 Crowdfunding für Krankenkosten—Pflaster aber keine Heilung. Deutschlandfunk.
2017 Crowdfunding oder sterben: Crowdfunding oder sterben: So absurd ist das Gesundheitssystem in den USA. Ze.it.
2017 Gesundheit in den USA – Letzte hoffnung crowdfunding. Süddeutsche Zeitung.
2017 Mercy Markets. Real Life Magazine.
2017 The people GoFundMe leaves behind. The Outline.