Even After Doctors Are Sanctioned or Arrested, Medicare Keeps Paying

By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica Apr 17, 2014 A ProPublica analysis of recently released data shows that dozens of physicians who received payments from Medicare in 2012 had been kicked out of Medicaid, charged with fraud, or settled claims of overbilling Medicare itself. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Meningitis Outbreak Source Broke the Rules

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 12, 2012 The compounding pharmacy at the center of a meningitis outbreak that has put 14,000 patients at risk was not following the requirements of its license when it shipped more than 17,000 vials of a contaminated steroid to pain clinics in 23 states, a spokeswoman for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Groups Push to Make Doctors’ Performance Records Public Again

Staff / Truthdig Sep 17, 2011 Journalism and patient advocacy organizations are fighting against a recent decision by the Obama administration to shut down public access to an online database of doctor malpractice and disciplinary records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Tells Congress to Get Health Care Reform Done Already

Staff / Truthdig Mar 4, 2010 During a speech at the White House on Wednesday, President Barack Obama hinted at the possibility that congressional Democrats would soon be obliged to play the reconciliation card to ensure that health care reform legislation reaches the finish line and he pushed Congress to "finish its work" -- as in pronto -- on that crucial and contentious issue. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Considers Adding GOP-Generated Ideas to Health Bill

Staff / Truthdig Mar 2, 2010 It doesn't seem possible, but it could maybe perhaps be the case that some kind of resolution in the health care reform saga might be achievable soon. At least that's the tone President Barack Obama struck in a letter he sent Tuesday to prominent members of Congress that included conciliatory language on the subject of four ideas advanced by Republicans at last week's health care summit. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )