At least 70% of Americans use online reviews on sites like Yelp, Google, RateMDs and HealthGrades to help find healthcare providers, according to a 2020 survey from Software Advice, a consulting firm. But there’s a huge problem with that: an untold number of online reviews on these sites are fraudulent. One recent analysis of four […]
Author Archives: Mary Steffenhagen
Mary Steffenhagen is a Brooklyn-based journalist and audio producer. Trained in investigative reporting, her journalistic ethic is shaped by a knowledge of historic injustices and a drive to help right them.
Mary covers healthcare systems and costs for ClearHealthCosts and is an associate producer on The Takeaway at WNYC. She has also reported on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health counseling in public schools, immunocompromised families, working conditions in grocery stores, food insecurity and health misinformation. Her reporting has been recognized by the Sidney Hillman Foundation, which honors excellence in journalism in service of the common good.
Mary’s work can be found in outlets including City Limits, Teen Vogue and Salon. She earned her master’s in investigative, audio and urban journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. You can reach her on Twitter: @marynotmerry_
