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Pulling Back the Curtain on the Health Industry and Regulation

887 stories published since 2008

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

by Charles Ornstein and 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,

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

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

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers

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,

Take the Generic Drug, Patients Are Told — Unless Insurers Say No

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

Accreditors Can Keep Their Hospital Inspection Reports Secret, Feds Decide

by Charles Ornstein,

‘If You Hemorrhage, Don’t Clean Up’: Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died

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

The Breakthrough: Reporting on Life and Death in the Delivery Room

by Joaquin Sapien,

McCain’s Brain Cancer Draws Renewed Attention to Possible Agent Orange Connection

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

The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates

by Marshall Allen,

Lost Mothers

by Nina Martin,

‘Extreme’ Use of Painkillers and Doctor Shopping Plague Medicare, New Report Says

by Charles Ornstein,

Drugmakers’ Money-Back Guarantees: an Answer to Rising Prices or a ‘Carnival Game’

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

The Medicaid Threat That Isn’t Getting Much Attention

by Charles Ornstein,

Medicare Halts Release of Much-Anticipated Data

by Charles Ornstein,

Is Trump Administration’s Visa Push a Way to Win Health Care Votes?

by Michael Grabell and Justin Elliott,

Inappropriate Social Media Posts by Nursing Home Workers, Detailed

by Charles Ornstein and Jessica Huseman,

How Two Common Medications Became One $455 Million Specialty Pill

by Marshall Allen,

Tom Price Bought Drug Stocks. Then He Pushed Pharma’s Agenda in Australia.

by Robert Faturechi,

Have You Had Difficulty Paying For or Accessing Prescription Drugs? We Want to Hear From You.

by Charles Ornstein,

Three Strategies to Defend GOP Health Bill: Euphemisms, False Statements and Deleted Comments

by Charles Ornstein,