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Homeless used for fraud at three California hospitals

An FBI raid at three Southern California hospitals uncovered "a massive scheme to defraud taxpayer-funded healthcare programs of millions of dollars by recruiting homeless patients for unnecessary medical services," according […]
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U.S. hospitals deporting invalid immigrants

"Many American hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance," reports Deborah Sontag […]
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EPA investigation shows "safe" pesticides now top list of poisonings

Through a FOIA request, The Center for Public Integrity obtained the Environmental Protection Agency's internal pesticide incident database, called one of the "Ten Most Wanted Government Documents" by a watchdog […]
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Unsafe Haven series

Mary Zahn and Ben Poston of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailed the rising number of injuries and serious violations at nursing homes in the state of Wisconsin. The reporters reviewed […]
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Deadly Denial series

An investigation by the Rocky Mountain News examined the federal program to compensate the people who became sick building the nation’s nuclear weapons. The paper found that the agencies running […]
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Red Cross blood collection services riddled with problems

Despite being under a court order for 15 years to improve how it collects and processes blood, the American Red Cross remains plagued by problems, reports Stephanie Strom of The […]
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Prescription narcotic abuse rampant in Nevada

Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun investigated the prevalence of use and abuse of prescription narcotics in Nevada. The Sun's analysis showed that "Nevadans consume about […]
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Alcohol abuse on rise among soldiers returning from war

As part of "War Torn," The New York Times series about veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Lizette Alvarez reports that alcohol abuse is on the rise as […]
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Prescription narcotic abuse rampant in Nevada

Marshall Allen and Alex Richards of the Las Vegas Sun investigated the prevalence of use and abuse of prescription narcotics in Nevada. The Sun's analysis showed that "Nevadans consume about […]
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The Evidence Gap

In a series by The New York Times, "The Evidence Gap" looks at medical treatments used despite a lack of evidence of effectiveness, while considering steps towards implementing medical care […]
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