Past Contest Entries

Nursing Home Abuse of Medicaid

Nursing homes become a shelter of last resort, billing Medicaid for millions of dollars in Cuyahoga County for patients who don’t qualify for the care. Reporting revealed no government oversight.

See this entry.

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2007

Category:

  • Large Newspapers (over 250,000 circ.) & wire services

Affiliation:

The Plain Dealer

Reporter:

Harlan Spector

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