Rosemary Gibson

Rosemary Gibson is Senior Advisor at the Hastings Center and author of China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine which reveals the dramatic shift in where medicines are made and the national security and public health risks. Ms. Gibson has testified on Capitol Hill and briefed policymakers and industry leaders on the threats and solutions for mitigation.

Earlier in her career, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Rosemary architected its decade-long national strategy to bring palliative care into the nation’s hospitals. When the work began, a handful of hospitals had a palliative care program whereas today nearly 2,000 acute care hospitals reported a palliative care program. She worked with Bill Moyers on the PBS documentary, “On Our Own Terms.” She is recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.

Ms. Gibson is recipient of the American Medical Writers Association Award for her outstanding contributions to the public’s interest in reporting on critical health care issues. For nearly a decade, she was editor of Perspectives at the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine.