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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Health Industry and Regulation

854 stories published since 2008

Help Us Investigate Care at the Texas Medical Center

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

As Wait for New Heart Got Longer, Patient Grew Sicker

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

Broken Hearts

by Katie Campbell,

University of Illinois at Chicago Officials Defend Handling of Researcher’s Misconduct

by Jodi S. Cohen,

How We Found Sources for Our Research Misconduct Story — And How You Can Help Us Find More

by Jodi S. Cohen,

The $3 Million Research Breakdown

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Oregon Doctors Warned That a Killer and Rapist Would Likely Attack Again. Then the State Released Him.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Sacklers Who Disavow OxyContin May Have Benefited From It

by David Armstrong,

Here’s One Issue Blue and Red States Agree On: Preventing Deaths of Expectant and New Mothers

by Nina Martin and Robin Fields,

How Health and Education Journalists Can Turn Privacy Laws to Their Advantage

by Annie Waldman,

The Price They Pay

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

Treating a Common Children’s Ailment Isn’t Cheap

by Katie Campbell,

A Larger Role for Midwives Could Improve Deficient U.S. Care for Mothers and Babies

by Nina Martin,

Unnecessary Medical Care Is More Common Than You Think

by Marshall Allen,

Want to Lower Health Care Costs? Stop Wasting Our Money.

by Marshall Allen,

How Hospitals Are Failing Black Mothers

by Annie Waldman,

Some Doctors Still Billing Medicare for the Most Complicated, Expensive Office Visits

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones,

We’ve Updated Our Treatment Tracker

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

How We Measured Birth Complications

by Annie Waldman,

Severe Complications for Women During Childbirth Are Skyrocketing — and Could Often Be Prevented

by Katherine Ellison for ProPublica and Nina Martin, ProPublica,

A Prescription for Reducing Wasted Health Care Spending

by Marshall Allen,

Want to Host a Community Discussion on Maternal Health? Our Event Toolkit Can Help.

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

When Buying Prescription Drugs, Some Pay More With Insurance Than Without It

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

How to Save Money on Your Prescription Drugs

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

Black Women Disproportionately Suffer Complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth. Let’s Talk About It.

by Adriana Gallardo,

Nothing Protects Black Women From Dying in Pregnancy and Childbirth

by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR News,

The Breakthrough: A Reporter Goes to Ground Zero for Today’s American HIV Epidemic

by Joaquin Sapien,

More States Hatch Plans to Recycle Drugs Being Wasted in Nursing Homes

by Marshall Allen,

A Hospital Charged $1,877 to Pierce a 5-Year-Old’s Ears. This Is Why Health Care Costs So Much.

by Marshall Allen,

Seven Ways Patients Can Protect Themselves From Outrageous Medical Bills

by Marshall Allen,

Some U.S. Hospitals Don’t Put Americans First for Liver Transplants

by Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Lee Zurik, WVUE-TV,

New Jersey Bill Would Create Commission Empowered to Probe Deaths Related to Pregnancy and Childbirth

by Nina Martin,

New York City Launches Committee to Review Maternal Deaths

by Robin Fields,

Senators Introduce Bill to Reduce ‘Colossal and Completely Preventable Waste’

by Marshall Allen,

How Many American Women Die From Causes Related to Pregnancy or Childbirth? No One Knows.

by Robin Fields and Joe Sexton,

The Breakthrough: Curiosity Drove Her to Call 1,000 People

by Jessica Huseman,

Pressure Mounts on Insurance Companies to Consider Their Role in Opioid Epidemic

by Charles Ornstein,

Drug Companies Make Eyedrops Too Big — And You Pay for the Waste

by Marshall Allen,

State Audit Slams New York’s Oversight of Nurses

by Jessica Huseman,

Senator Calls on Insurers to Improve Access to Non-Opioid Pain Treatments

by Charles Ornstein,

Attorneys General in 37 States Urge Insurance Industry to Do More to Curb Opioid Epidemic

by Charles Ornstein,

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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

Why Are Drug Prices So High? We’re Curious, Too.

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

Health Insurance Is Big and Complicated. Help Us Understand It.

by ProPublica,

Another Thing Disappearing From Rural America: Maternal Care

by Adriana Gallardo and Nina Martin,

Why Giving Birth Is Safer in Britain Than in the U.S.

by Kate Womersley, special to ProPublica,

Risky, Overused Medications Prescribed Far Less Often in the Aloha State

by Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones,

We’ve Updated Prescriber Checkup

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

Many Nurses Lack Knowledge of Health Risks for New Mothers, Study Finds

by Nina Martin, ProPublica, and Renee Montagne, NPR News,

Generic Drug Prices Are Declining, But Many Consumers Aren’t Benefiting

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