Health Care

Oct. 11, 2019, 11:55 a.m. EDT

Feds to Investigate Hospital Alleged to Have Kept Vegetative Patient Alive to Game Transplant Survival Rates

Oct. 8, 2019, 12:24 p.m. EDT

Pharmaceutical Companies Are Luring Mexicans Across the U.S. Border to Donate Blood Plasma

by Stefanie Dodt and Jan Lukas Strozyk, ARD German TV, and Dara Lind, ProPublica,

Oct. 4, 2019, 12:01 p.m. EDT

“It’s Very Unethical”: Audio Shows Hospital Kept Vegetative Patient on Life Support to Boost Survival Rates

Oct. 3, 2019, 2 p.m. EDT

They’re Retired. They’re Insured. The Government Pays for It. And Trump Loves It.

by Akilah Johnson,

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:30 p.m. EDT

We Reported on a Nonprofit Hospital System That Sues Poor Patients. It Just Freed Thousands From Debt.

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

Sept. 24, 2019, 5:30 p.m. EDT

ER Inspector: Find and Evaluate Every Emergency Room Near You

by Lena V. Groeger,

Sept. 19, 2019, 11:30 a.m. EDT

Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek.

by Jack Gillum, Jeff Kao and Jeff Larson,

Sept. 17, 2019, 12 a.m. EDT

Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt

by Maya Miller and Beena Raghavendran,

Sept. 13, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

How to Make Health Insurers Take Fraud Seriously

Sept. 10, 2019, 12:50 p.m. EDT

We Asked Prosecutors if Health Insurance Companies Care About Fraud. They Laughed at Us.

Sept. 10, 2019, 12:50 p.m. EDT

Watch Richard Sackler Deny His Family’s Role in the Opioid Crisis

Aug. 27, 2019, 7 a.m. EDT

In Men, It’s Parkinson’s. In Women, It’s Hysteria.

Aug. 23, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Senators Call for Closing “Loopholes” That Make Health Care Fraud Easy

Aug. 14, 2019, 12:30 p.m. EDT

Are Trump’s Top Medicaid Regulators Ignoring Major Problems? Insurance Giant’s Tense Meeting With a Senator Adds to Growing Concern.

by J. David McSwane, ProPublica, and Tom Benning, The Dallas Morning News,

Aug. 6, 2019, 1:55 p.m. EDT

“Humbled”: Nonprofit Christian Hospital Dials Back Aggressive Debt Collection and Raises Wages After Our Investigation

by Wendi C. Thomas and Deborah Douglas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

July 30, 2019, 6:28 p.m. EDT

Stop Suing Patients, Advocates Advise Memphis Nonprofit Hospital System

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

July 30, 2019, 1 p.m. EDT

Health Insurers Make It Easy for Scammers to Steal Millions. Who Pays? You.

July 19, 2019, 7 a.m. EDT

What Can Be Done Right Now to Stop a Basic Source of Health Care Fraud

July 19, 2019, 6:59 a.m. EDT

Millionaire CEO of Nonprofit Hospital That Sues the Poor Promises Review of Policies

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

July 1, 2019, 6:13 p.m. EDT

Have You Been Sued by a Hospital, Doctor or Other Memphis Institution? Tell Us About It.

by Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica, and Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

June 28, 2019, 6 p.m. EDT

Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

June 28, 2019, 7 a.m. EDT

The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the Poor

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism,

June 27, 2019, 6 a.m. EDT

After Serious 911 Mishaps, Rhode Island Will Now Pay for Better Training

by Lynn Arditi and Shane McKeon, The Public’s Radio,

June 17, 2019, 3:48 p.m. EDT

One Cardiac Arrest. Four 911 Callers. And a Tragic Outcome.

by Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio,

June 4, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Citing “Safety Concerns,” FDA Cautions National Marketer of Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

May 31, 2019, 10:01 a.m. EDT

Senators Call for Disclosure of Perks and Fees Paid to Health Benefits Brokers

May 24, 2019, 11:40 a.m. EDT

Blistering Report Details Serious Safety Lapses at St. Luke’s in Houston

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle,

May 17, 2019, 5:40 p.m. EDT

The Birth-Tissue Profiteers

May 7, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

What Happens When New Mothers Don’t Have Insurance? Help Us Find Out.

by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Julia Belluz, Vox,

April 25, 2019, 5:54 p.m. EDT

We’re Investigating How Insurance Gaps Endanger Mothers. This Is Why.

by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Julia Belluz, Vox,

April 25, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times,

April 4, 2019, 3:41 p.m. EDT

The University of Illinois Withheld Public Records for Months. Guess What They Showed?

by Jodi S. Cohen,

March 22, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

University of Illinois at Chicago Missed Warning Signs of Research Going Awry, Letters Show

by Jodi S. Cohen,

March 20, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

Looking at Nursing Homes? See Which Ones Have Been Cited for Deficiencies

by Lena V. Groeger and Charles Ornstein,

March 5, 2019, 4:45 p.m. EST

See How Your Doctor or Provider’s Prescribing Patterns Compare

by Ryann Grochowski Jones, Lena V. Groeger and Charles Ornstein,

March 5, 2019, 10:25 a.m. EST

I’m a Journalist. Apparently, I’m Also One of America’s “Top Doctors.”

Feb. 28, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Numerous Mistakes Led to Fatal Blood Transfusion at St. Luke’s in Houston, Report Finds

by Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

Feb. 26, 2019, 6:15 p.m. EST

What You Should Know About Richard Sackler’s Long-Sought Deposition

by Gideon Gil, STAT,

Feb. 21, 2019, 1:45 p.m. EST

Sackler Embraced Plan to Conceal OxyContin’s Strength From Doctors, Sealed Testimony Shows

Feb. 21, 2019, 1:45 p.m. EST

Behind the Scenes, Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Sway Which Benefits Employers Choose

Feb. 20, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

A “Bittersweet” Moment: Court Says VA Was Wrong in Denying Vietnam Veterans Benefits

by Beena Raghavendran,

Feb. 1, 2019, 5:24 p.m. EST

OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market