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No Easy Definition for ‘Abusive’ Prescribing
by Charles Ornstein and Tracy WeberWhen the agency that runs Medicare announced last week that it would take action against doctors who prescribe abusively in its massive drug program – perhaps...
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Obamacare: A Midterm Report Card
by Charles Ornstein The first half of the Obamacare open enrollment period is over, and yesterday, federal health officials announced sign-up figures from the first three months. After a disastrous...
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Privacy Tools: How to Safely Browse the Web
by Julia AngwinIn the course of writing her book, Dragnet Nation, ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin tried various strategies to protect her privacy. In this blog post, she distills the lessons from her...
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Podcast: The Etan Patz Case
by Nicole Collins BronzanIt was a case that had confounded investigators for three decades, suddenly "solved." But when the police arrested Pedro Hernandez in 2012 and interrogated him about the...
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Over-The-Counter Pills Left Out of FDA Acetaminophen Limits
by Jeff Gerth and T. Christian Miller Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urged health care providers to stop writing prescriptions for pain relievers containing more than 325...
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Four Questionable Claims Obama Has Made on NSA Surveillance
by Kara BrandeiskyToday President Obama plans to announce some reportedly limited reforms to National Security Agency surveillance programs.Since the first disclosures based on documents provided by...
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Schumer Calls on Drug Makers to Add Safety Devices to Children’s Medicines...
by Theodoric Meyer and T. Christian MillerSen. Charles E. Schumer is calling on federal regulators to require that all liquid children’s medications be equipped with safety devices called flow...
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Privacy Tools: How to Build Better Passwords
by Julia Angwin In the course of writing my book, Dragnet Nation, I tried various strategies to protect my privacy. In this series of blog posts, I try to distill the lessons from my privacy...
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In California, a Raft of Measures to Improve Conditions and Oversight of...
by A.C. ThompsonCalifornia lawmakers last week unveiled a dozen legislative proposals aimed at stiffening regulations governing the state’s roughly 7,700 assisted living facilities, residences that...
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Journalists Turn to Themselves for Obamacare Stories
by Charles Ornstein .article-full .article > blockquote { background: #f7f7f7; padding: 20px 20px 10px; margin: 10px 0px; font-weight: 200; }After months of hype and hysteria, insurance policies...
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Roe V. Wade and Some of the Best Reporting on Abortion
by Blair Hickman , Christie Thompson and Kara BrandeiskyOn the 41st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the legal battles over abortion in the United States still rage. We’ve compiled some of the more...
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Some Predictions on How Medicare Will Release Physician Payment Data
by Charles OrnsteinThe federal government’s announcement last week that it would begin releasing data on physician payments in the Medicare program seems to have ticked off both supporters and...
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Guards May Be Responsible for Half of Prison Sexual Assaults
by Joaquin SapienA new Justice Department study shows that allegations of sex abuse in the nation’s prisons and jails are increasing — with correctional officers responsible for half of it — but...
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Podcast: Outsourcing Labor, Injuries to the Growing Temp Industry
by Minhee Cho The temp industry is one of the fastest growing job sectors in the U.S. – currently employing a record 2.8 million workers – but according to a ProPublica analysis of workers’...
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Consumers With Canceled Insurance Plans Shifted to New Ones Without Their...
by Charles OrnsteinWhen California pharmacist Kevin Kingma received a letter last fall notifying him that his high-deductible health plan was being canceled because of the Affordable Care Act, he...
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Spy Agencies Probe Angry Birds and Other Apps for Personal Data
by Jeff Larson, ProPublica, and James Glanz and Andrew W. Lehren, The New York Times .graphic-promo { float: right; padding: 20px 0 25px; position: relative; width: 406px; margin: 0 -280px 0 30px;...
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Hidden Financial Ties Rattle Top Health Quality Group
by Marshall Allen When the team of patient safety experts volunteering for the National Quality Forum met in 2009, it was no exaggeration to say lives were on the line. The dozen committee members...
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FAQ About NSA’s Interest in Angry Birds and Other ‘Leaky Apps’
by Julia Angwin and Jeff LarsonAs we detailed on Monday, documents show the NSA and its British counterpart have been probing advertiser data on smartphone apps, which can include your gender, income,...
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Income Inequality Near You
by Al ShawJan. 28: Income equality is expected to be a major theme of President Obama's State of the Union address tonight. Explore the income equality of your county, based on data from the 2010...
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Can’t Get Through to Your Health Insurer? Vent on Twitter
by Charles Ornstein #twitter-widget-1, #twitter-widget-2, #twitter-widget-3, #twitter-widget-4, #twitter-widget-5, #twitter-widget-6, #twitter-widget-7, #twitter-widget-8, #twitter-widget-9,...
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