Last year, the federal government promised to improve vetting of doctors who administer immigration medical exams. But ProPublica found doctors with records of unprofessional behavior, including sexual misconduct, drug abuse and fraud, still have the federal...
The medical center's transplant director instructed staff to keep a vegetative patient alive, and not to discuss options such as hospice care with his family, until the one-year anniversary of his surgery.
The Trump administration redesigned the online Medicare Cost Finder for seniors to compare complex health insurance options. But consumer advocates have identified instances when the tool has malfunctioned and given inaccurate plan and price data.
OxyContin's makers delayed the reckoning for their role in the opioid crisis by funding think tanks, placing friendly experts on leading outlets, and deterring or challenging negative coverage.
Dignity Health said its employee, an ER nurse, failed to meet the deadline to add her premature newborn to its health plan, so she was responsible for the medical bills. It rejected her appeals for a year until ProPublica called.
New York state has laws governing what healthcare providers are obligated to provide to patients and families facing end-of-life decisions. It's hard to say how well they are being enforced.
Darryl Young suffered brain damage during a heart transplant at Newark Beth Israel and never woke up. Doctors kept him alive for a year to avoid federal scrutiny.
