How I Got Radicalized

When ‘ER’s’ Dramatic Health Insurance Battles Became My Reality

It’s been 25 years since the medical drama premiered, and little has changed about American health care.

Elizabeth Skoski
GEN
Published in
8 min readNov 13, 2020

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Photo illustration; source: NBC/Getty Images

Welcome to “How I Got Radicalized,” a new series at GEN that tells a story about a cultural moment that made you

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Elizabeth Skoski
GEN
Writer for

Elizabeth Skoski is a freelance writer based in New York. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Slate, Romper, and others.