Health Care

Pulling Back the Curtain on the Health Industry and Regulation

How to Use the Updated “Nursing Home Inspect” Database

Our “Nursing Home Inspect” tool is now easier to use. Here’s what you can find when searching our database by state, county or facility.

by Ruth Talbot, July 18, 5:05 a.m. EDT

We Updated “Nursing Home Inspect.” Here’s What Changed.

The new and improved nursing home database includes more data, new views that summarize problems, and advanced search features to help you navigate the new information.

by Ruth Talbot, July 18, 5 a.m. EDT

Arterial Motives

Blocked Artery in Your Leg? Here’s What You Should Know.

A ProPublica investigation found that some doctors overuse invasive treatments for peripheral artery disease. So we talked to experts to learn what vascular patients should know when seeking care.

by Annie Waldman, June 30, 5 a.m. EDT

Uncovered

How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows.

Insurers’ denial rates — a critical measure of how reliably they pay for customers’ care — remain mostly secret to the public. Federal and state regulators have done little to change that.

by Robin Fields, June 28, 5 a.m. EDT

Impact of Our Reporting

The Group That Governs U.S. Transplant Policies Voted to Require Testing of At-Risk Organ Donors for Chagas Disease

Bob Naedele died in 2018 after receiving a heart infected with the parasite that causes Chagas disease. The change in U.S. screening policy could prevent such deaths in the future.

by Caroline Chen, June 27, 12:10 p.m. EDT

Uncovered

Congressional Committee, Regulators Question Cigna System That Lets Its Doctors Deny Claims Without Reading Patient Files

The probes follow an investigation by ProPublica and The Capitol Forum that Cigna allows its doctors to reject hundreds of thousands of claims a month.

by Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller and David Armstrong, May 16, 5:30 p.m. EDT

Minnesota Board of Nursing Executive Director Steps Down Amid Accusations of Mismanagement

The Minnesota Nursing Board was weighing terminating Executive Director Kimberly Miller, who had been criticized for a growing backlog of complaints against nurses.

by Emily Hopkins, May 16, 5:20 p.m. EDT

Series

685 stories published since 2013

¿Tiene una arteria bloqueada en la pierna? Esto es lo que debe saber.

por Annie Waldman,

July 19, 7:15 a.m. EDT

¿Tiene experiencia con la enfermedad arterial periférica? ¿Ha tenido un procedimiento en su pierna? Cuéntenos al respecto.

por Annie Waldman y Maya Miller,

July 19, 7:10 a.m. EDT

Cenas con bistec, representantes de ventas y procedimientos riesgosos: Dentro del gran negocio de las arterias obstruidas

por Annie Waldman,

July 19, 7:05 a.m. EDT

En el “salvaje oeste” de la atención vascular ambulatoria, los médicos pueden obtener grandes pagos a medida que los pacientes arriesgan la vida y las extremidades

por Annie Waldman,

July 19, 7 a.m. EDT

The Group That Governs U.S. Transplant Policies Voted to Require Testing of At-Risk Organ Donors for Chagas Disease

by Caroline Chen,

June 27, 12:10 p.m. EDT

Inside the Preventable Deaths That Happened Within a Prominent Transplant Center

by Max Blau, photography by Lucy Garrett for ProPublica,

June 14, 7 a.m. EDT

In the “Wild West” of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb

by Annie Waldman,

May 24, 5 a.m. EDT

As Residential Care Homes Expand in Maine, Seniors Don’t Always Get the Care They Need

by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor; Research by Mariam Elba; Photography by Tara Rice for ProPublica,

May 21, 6 a.m. EDT

Hospitals in Two States Denied an Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient. Investigators Say They Broke Federal Law.

by Kavitha Surana,

May 19, 5 a.m. EDT

Congressional Committee, Regulators Question Cigna System That Lets Its Doctors Deny Claims Without Reading Patient Files

by Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller and David Armstrong,

May 16, 5:30 p.m. EDT

Minnesota Board of Nursing Executive Director Steps Down Amid Accusations of Mismanagement

by Emily Hopkins,

May 16, 5:20 p.m. EDT

The Shadowy Financial Empire Built Around Liberty HealthShare Is Showing Signs of Strain

by J. David McSwane and Ryan Gabrielson,

May 15, 5 a.m. EDT

Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care Is an Unequal Patchwork

by Aliyya Swaby,

May 12, 11 a.m. EDT

Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes

by Maya Miller, with additional reporting by Patrick Rucker and David Armstrong,

May 10, 5 a.m. EDT

What You Need to Know About Stillbirths

by Adriana Gallardo and Duaa Eldeib,

May 3, 6 a.m. EDT

After Pandemic Delays, FDA Still Struggling to Inspect Foreign Drug Manufacturers

by Irena Hwang,

April 19, 12:15 p.m. EDT

Utah’s Secretive Medical Malpractice Panels Make It Even Harder to Sue Providers

by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune,

April 10, 7 a.m. EDT

Minnesota Lets Nurses Practice While Disciplinary Investigations Drag On. Patients Keep Getting Hurt.

by Emily Hopkins and Jeremy Kohler,

April 3, 5 a.m. EDT

How Abortion Bans Are Impacting Pregnant Patients Across the Country

by Ziva Branstetter,

March 29, 12:10 p.m. EDT

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them

by Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller and David Armstrong,

March 25, 5 a.m. EDT

Federal Study Calls U.S. Stillbirth Rate “Unacceptably High” and Recommends Action

by Duaa Eldeib,

March 23, 5 a.m. EDT

Have You Faced Barriers to Getting Gender-Affirming Care? Help Us Investigate.

by Aliyya Swaby, Lucas Waldron and Ash Ngu,

March 19, 5:05 a.m. EDT

This Georgia County Spent $1 Million to Avoid Paying for One Employee’s Gender-Affirming Care

by Aliyya Swaby and Lucas Waldron,

March 19, 5 a.m. EDT

Au bord de la catastrophe

par Caroline Chen, Irena Hwang et Al Shaw, avec la participation de Lisa Song et Robin Fields; Photos prises par Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica,

March 17, 6 a.m. EDT

Ayude a ProPublica y The Salt Lake Tribune a investigar las agresiones sexuales en Utah

por Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, y Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica,

March 14, 7:05 a.m. EDT

94 mujeres alegan que un médico de Utah las agredió sexualmente. Esta es la razón por la que un juez desestimó su caso.

por Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune,

March 14, 7 a.m. EDT

Doctors Warned Her Pregnancy Could Kill Her. Then Tennessee Outlawed Abortion.

by Kavitha Surana, photography by Stacy Kranitz, special to ProPublica,

March 14, 5 a.m. EDT

How Obamacare Enabled a Multibillion-Dollar Christian Health Care Cash Grab

by J. David McSwane and Ryan Gabrielson,

March 9, 6 a.m. EST

Minnesota May Chart Its Own Path Dealing With Anti-Abortion Counseling Centers

by Jessica Lussenhop,

Feb. 28, 6 a.m. EST

On the Edge

by Caroline Chen, Irena Hwang and Al Shaw, with additional reporting by Lisa Song and Robin Fields; Photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica,

Feb. 27, 5 a.m. EST

Help Us Report on Assisted Living Facilities in Maine

by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor,

Feb. 25, 9 a.m. EST

A Christian Health Nonprofit Saddled Thousands With Debt as It Built a Family Empire Including a Pot Farm, a Bank and an Airline

by Ryan Gabrielson and J. David McSwane, graphics by Kolin Pope,

Feb. 25, 5 a.m. EST

Tennessee Lobbyists Oppose New Lifesaving Exceptions in Abortion Ban

by Kavitha Surana,

Feb. 24, 6 a.m. EST

Help ProPublica and The Salt Lake Tribune Investigate Sexual Assault in Utah

by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, and Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica,

Feb. 22, 8:05 a.m. EST

94 Women Allege a Utah Doctor Sexually Assaulted Them. Here’s Why a Judge Threw Out Their Case.

by Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune,

Feb. 22, 8 a.m. EST

Regulators Overhaul Inspections of Hospice Providers

Feb. 22, 5 a.m. EST

Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans

by Annie Waldman,

Feb. 18, 5 a.m. EST

Do You Have Experience With Peripheral Artery Disease? Have You Had a Procedure on Your Leg? Tell Us About It.

by Annie Waldman and Maya Miller,

Feb. 16, 5:05 a.m. EST

Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries

by Annie Waldman,

Feb. 16, 5 a.m. EST

Here’s What States Are Doing to Abortion Rights in 2023

Feb. 8, 6 a.m. EST

The Tests Are Vital. But Congress Decided That Regulation Is Not.

Jan. 24, 5 a.m. EST

Pressure Mounts for Hospice Reform

Jan. 20, 5 a.m. EST

Medicare Keeps Spending More on COVID-19 Testing. Fraud and Overspending Are Partly Why.

by Anjeanette Damon,

Dec. 30, 2022, 5 a.m. EST

Congress and Industry Leaders Call for Crackdown on Hospice Fraud

Dec. 19, 2022, 12:30 p.m. EST

Medical Care and Politics Go Hand in Hand at a Chicago Safety Net Hospital

by Nick Blumberg, WTTW/Chicago PBS, and Vernal Coleman, ProPublica,

Dec. 15, 2022, 6 a.m. EST

How to Research Your Hospice (and Avoid Hospice Fraud)

Dec. 6, 2022, 7 a.m. EST

She Wanted an Abortion. A Judge Said She Wasn’t Mature Enough to Decide.

by Lizzie Presser, photography by Parker Hill and Isabel Bethencourt for The New York Times,

Nov. 29, 2022, 5 a.m. EST

Endgame: How the Visionary Hospice Movement Became a For-Profit Hustle

Nov. 28, 2022, 6 a.m. EST

What Will UnitedHealth’s New Trove of Claims Data Mean for Consumers?

Nov. 16, 2022, 11 a.m. EST

A Florida Fund for Injured Kids Raided Medicaid. Now It’s Repaying $51 Million.

by Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald,

Nov. 15, 2022, 1:15 p.m. EST