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Public records
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Reuters shows how shell companies hide Medicare fraud in plain sight
Reporting for Reuters, Brian Grow and Matthew Bigg used an analysis of public data to investigate the practice of using…
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AHCJ opposes taking taxpayer-funded research out of public’s reach
Congress should not roll back public access to taxpayer-funded research reports, AHCJ wrote in a letter to members of Congress…
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Project looks at problems in how deaths are investigated
The results of a yearlong joint investigation of the American autopsy system by ProPublica, Frontline and NPR show that problems…
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Journalism organizations ask HRSA to clarify how it will exercise restrictions
The Association of Health Care Journalists and five other journalism organizations asked federal health officials this week to specify how…
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Secrecy around data bank protects ‘Practitioner No. 222117’
Alan Bavley of The Kansas City Star provides us with a stark illustration of why new restrictions on the use…
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New Wisc. rules lead to interesting disclosures
Thanks to new disclosure requirements from the University of Wisconsin’s doctor group, the Wisconsin State Journal‘s David Wahlberg was able…
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Florida hospitals sidestep state constitution, keep records under wraps
Writing for BrowardBulldog.org, an independent investigative news site serving South Florida, Amber Statler-Matthews reports that hospitals are going to what…
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DoD spent nearly $363 million on weight-loss surgeries in past decade
Reporting for KIRO-Seattle, Chris Halsne used FOIA requests to find out how much the military’s TriCare plan is paying for…
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Medicaid programs slow to act against system exploiters
At ProPublica, senior reporters Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber have published the latest turn in their ongoing analysis of conflicts…
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AHCJ asks Supreme Court to permit broadcast of Health Policy arguments
AHCJ has asked Chief Justice John G. Roberts of the U.S. Supreme Court to permit live audio and video coverage…