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california watch
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Polk Award recognizes reporting on unusual Medicare claims, reimbursements
AHCJ member Christina Jewett, a reporter at California Watch, was honored alongside her colleagues, Lance Williams and Steven K. Doig,…
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Reporters uncover Calif. chain’s systematic upcoding
In a follow-up to their lengthy California Watch investigation into sketchy billing practices at the state’s Prime Healthcare chain, Christina…
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Report: Calif. hospital chain profited from ER admissions
After months of investigation and updates, California Watch reporters Christina Jewett and Stephen K. Doig have unleashed their full report…
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Prolific antipsychotic prescribers have industry ties
California Watch’s Christina Jewett compares a list of that state’s top antipsychotic prescribers reimbursed by state Medicaid (obtained through Sen.…
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California law re-seals some child abuse autopsies
On the California Watch blog, Ryan Gabrielson reports that the state has partially reversed a SB 39, the 2008 ruling…
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Data: Calif. for-profits order more C-sections
Writing for California Watch, Nathanael Johnson leads with the numbers on his story about for-profit hospitals and C-sections. Appropriately for…