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Orthopedic Board Will Use Surgeon Scorecard to Help Re-certify Docs
by Marshall Allen and Olga Pierce The board that certifies orthopedic specialists will use ProPublica’s Surgeon Scorecard to help assess the competency of its surgeons, the organization’s top...
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Inside Corporate America’s Campaign To Ditch Workers’ Comp
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica, and Howard Berkes, NPR, ProPublica Insult to Injury Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment Donate Justin Volz for ProPublica Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to...
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Price Check: How Companies Value Body Parts
by Lena Groeger and Michael Grabell Benefits for the same body part can differ dramatically depending on which company you work for.
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New Trial Records: Doctors Recommended Tylenol — But Only at Lower Doses
by Jeff Gerth and T. Christian Miller For more than 30 years, the Johnson & Johnson unit that makes Tylenol has delivered a consistent message: it’s the pain reliever that doctors recommend most....
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Los Angeles County Examines Troubled Group Home’s Finances
by Joaquin Sapien For months, state and county regulators examined allegations of abuse and neglect at the Bayfront group home for troubled youngsters in Long Beach, California. They found that the...
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Companies Opting Out of Workers’ Comp, Cops Who Lie and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Terry Parris Jr. h3 { font-size:1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top:1.4em; } blockquote { line-height: 1.5em; } Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email?...
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Medicare Spending for Hepatitis C Cures Surges
by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with The Washington Post. Medicare’s prescription drug program spent nearly $4.6 billion in the first half of this year on expensive new cures for the...
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What You Need to Know About the Latest Drone Revelations
by Eric Umansky .player_box { display: none; } div.article-inline-image.Right.demobbed {display: none;} Last week, The Intercept published a sweeping series of stories based on secret documents...
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Would Washington’s FDA Fix Cure the Patients or the Drug Industry?
by Alec MacGillis This might seem to be a rough political patch for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. The exponential price increases of several drugs have brought scrutiny to the...
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Johnson & Johnson Emerges Victorious in Lawsuit on Tylenol’s Risks
by Jeff Gerth and T. Christian Miller A jury in Atlantic City has handed Johnson & Johnson a victory in a lawsuit alleging that Tylenol, the popular pain reliever, was defectively designed. On...
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U.S. Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Workers’ Comp
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica, and Howard Berkes, NPR, This story was co-published with NPR. Ten prominent Democratic lawmakers, including presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, are urging the...
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Paul Ryan Reading Guide: The Best Reporting on the House Republican
Editor's note: This post was first published Aug. 11, 2012. It was corrected Aug. 12 and has been updated with new material. Tweet #RyanReads This week, Paul Ryan answered pleas by House Republicans...
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Former Las Vegas Water Czar Joins Board of Casino Giant
by Abrahm Lustgarten Patricia Mulroy, the former head of the Las Vegas valley’s water agencies and one of the most influential water management figures in America’s drought-stricken West, last week...
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Orthopedic Board Hasn’t Adopted Surgeon Scorecard After All
by Marshall Allen The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery has not decided to use ProPublica’s Surgeon Scorecard to help identify specialists with high rates of post-surgical complications, according...
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Documents Raise New Questions About Valeant’s Pharmacy Relationships in...
by Charles Ornstein Over the last week, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a large drug maker, has seen its stock price plunge amid allegations of questionable dealings with pharmacies. Now...
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When Students Become Patients, Privacy Suffers
by Charles Ornstein This story was co-published with The Chronicle of Higher Education. During her senior year at Yale University, Andrea faced spiraling depression and anxiety. She sought treatment...
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After Sexual Assault, Woman Says University Lawyers Accessed Her Counseling...
by Charles Ornstein When University of Oregon senior Laura Hanson was sexually assaulted by a fellow student a couple of days after New Year’s 2013, she said she felt violated and later shunned by her...
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The Man Peddling Execution Drugs and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Terry Parris Jr. h3 { font-size:1.2em; line-height: 1.5em; margin-top:1.4em; } blockquote { line-height: 1.5em; } Some of the best #MuckReads we read this week. Want to receive these by email?...
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Sicario’s Dirty War on Mexican Cartels is Not Yet Reality
by Sebastian Rotella I saw the movie “Sicario” the other day. And it reminded me why the border still haunts me. “Sicario” is an important contribution to a cinematic genre that examines the dark...
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Further Allegations of Misconduct Plague Valeant’s Pharmacies in California
by Charles Ornstein A pharmacy controlled by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International attempted to circumvent California law and distribute drugs in the state without a license, documents filed as part...
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