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Generic or Name-Brand? 10 Docs Talk About Picking Drugs
by Charles Ornstein and Tracy WeberWe talked to dozens of experts for our Monday report on how Medicare is wasting hundreds of millions of dollars a year by failing to look into doctors who...
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Q&A: How California’s Insurance Enrollments Beat Healthcare.gov
by Charles OrnsteinThere’s good news flowing from the Golden State — and Peter Lee has a lot to do with it.Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, signed up more people in...
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Podcast: Millions Wasted on Brand-Name Drugs in Medicare
by Nicole Collins BronzanThis week, Steve Engelberg brings Charlie Ornstein and Tracy Weber to the Storage Closet Studio to talk about the latest piece in their yearlong investigation of Medicare Part...
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In California, $1 Million in Unpaid Fines for Assisted Living Centers
by A.C. Thompson The California Department of Social Services issued more than $2 million in fines against assisted living facilities throughout the state from 2007 to 2012. But a ProPublica review of...
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A Year Later, Feds Inch Forward on Fair Housing
by Nikole Hannah-JonesTonight’s episode of “This American Life” will feature a story based on ProPublica’s yearlong investigation “Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights...
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Help Us Investigate Segregation at Secondary Schools
by Blair HickmanMiddle schools and high schools often offer an array of classes and programs in order to serve students with a variety of educational needs. They include talented and gifted, special...
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New Tax Return Shows Karl Rove’s Group Spent Even More On Politics Than It Said
by Kim BarkerOn its 2012 tax return, GOP strategist Karl Rove’s dark money behemoth Crossroads GPS justified its status as a tax-exempt social welfare group in part by citing its grants of $35 million...
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A Cheat Sheet For The Obamacare Hearings
by Charles OrnsteinEvery few days, it seems, there’s another hearing into one problem or another with rolling out the Affordable Care Act. It’s hard to keep track.Since late October, by my count,...
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Rate Hikes Hidden in California’s Glowing Obamacare Reviews
by Charles OrnsteinDuring a meeting last week, officials at Covered California, the state’s much-touted health insurance marketplace, made a pretty stark admission: Half of the approximately 1 million...
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Can’t Do It Without You
by Richard Tofel As the holidays approach and the year winds down, we’re reminded of how much each of you brings to ProPublica’s work. We couldn’t do what we do so effectively without the subscribers...
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The IRS Moves to Limit Dark Money – But Enforcement Still a Question
by Kim BarkerThe IRS and Treasury Department announced proposed guidelines clarifying the definition of political activities for social welfare nonprofits Tuesday afternoon, a move that could restrict...
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Why Reporters in the U.S. Now Need Protection
by Paul SteigerLast night, ProPublica founder and executive chairman Paul Steiger received the Burton Benjamin Memorial award from the Committee to Protect Journalists. Here are his remarks. In recent...
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Six Questions About HealthCare.gov’s Future
by Charles OrnsteinD-Day for HealthCare.gov is upon us.The federal health insurance marketplace for 36 states has undergone round-the-clock fixes during the past eight weeks after what could only be...
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Weigh In: Do HIV Laws Protect or Persecute?
by Christie Thompson #PDI_container7599407 .pds-links { float:left; }Nick Rhoades was originally sentenced to 25 years in prison for failing to disclose to a sex partner that he was HIV-positive. The...
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Sex, Lies and HIV: When What You Don’t Tell Your Partner Is a Crime
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For Medicare Drug Plans, the High Cost of Doing Nothing
by Charles Ornstein My Thanksgiving ritual each year consists of heaps of turkey, corn casserole and apple pie — as well as quiet time devoted to helping relatives choose Medicare prescription drug...
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‘Please Wait’: New-and-Improved HealthCare.gov Has Same Old Problems
by Charles Ornstein .article-inline-image { margin: 0 80px; } After a glowing news conference yesterday citing “night and day” progress on HealthCare.gov, I decided to log in this morning and take the...
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For Uninsured Missouri Reporter, Obamacare Is a Real-Life Story
by Charles Ornstein For Missouri public radio reporter Harum Helmy, the Affordable Care Act is more than just a story she covers. It is also a story she’s living.“I know — an uninsured health...
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After Years of Troubles, Largest Student-Loan Servicers Get Stepped-up Oversight
by Marian WangSallie Mae and other large student-loan servicers -- the companies that act as a go-between for borrowers and lenders -- will soon be getting some regular oversight from the Consumer...
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