Ike Swetlitz
Health Reporter
- Role
- Health Reporter at Bloomberg News
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ike Swetlitz
I am a journalist working at Bloomberg News, covering neurotechnology, health insurance…
Experience
Health Reporter
Mar 2022 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Covering health out of Boston for Bloomberg News, focusing on brain implants (Neuralink and others), CVS, Walgreens, and health insurance. Broke the news of the Adderall shortage in 2022. Well-versed in the pharmaceutical supply chain, compounded GLP-1s, and FDA and DEA policy.Top stories include- Broke the news that Elon Musk\'s brain implant company Neuralink aimed to put devices in patients/year and bring in $1 billion annually by 2031- Uncovered a nationwide shortage of Adderall, and other ADHD drugs, and found the secret business policies contributing to its scarcity- Investigated UnitedHealth Group, which owns the largest US insurance company, and how it beat Wall Street\'s 2024 profit expectations in part because it discreetly sold stakes in some of its businesses (reported w/a team)- Revealed that state regulators found safety concerns with some compounded GLP-1 drugs, which are less-regulated version of popular medicines like Ozempic.
Education
Yale University
Bachelor's degree, Physics
2011 — 2015
Skills
- Editing
- Reporting
- Writing
- Storytelling
- Science Journalism
- Research
- Digital Journalism
- Microsoft Excel
- Online Journalism
- Data Analysis
- Public Speaking
- Matlab
- Adventure Travel
- Journalism
- Microsoft Office
- Investigative Reporting
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