Hundreds of therapists told us insurance companies have assumed an outsize role in mental health care, often deciding what kind of treatment you can get. We examined laws across the country to figure out what protections exist in each state. Our latest: propublica.org/article/mental…

Trying to understand how insurers decide what mental health care you or a loved can get, and for how long? Good luck. And don’t look to the federal gov’t, which oversees most Americans health plans, to help. States are trying to demand standards propublica.org/article/mental…

New: Trump's media company successfully lobbied a GOP congressman to help a foreign software developer jump the line for a U.S. visa. The developer is now Trump Media's CTO. propublica.org/article/trump-… w/ Robert Faturechi Alex Mierjeski

An NPR/ProPublica investigation found that therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists who join insurance networks often leave, largely because of challenges from insurers to get reimbursed for treatment. Stephanie Sy spoke to Annie Waldman for more.

"More than a dozen therapists said insurers urged them to reduce care when their patients were on the brink of harm, including suicide." Annie Waldman Maya Miller Duaa Eldeib Max Blau zisiga mukulu Tony Luong @ProPublica NPR projects.propublica.org/why-i-left-the…

Two years after we ProPublica/ Chicago Tribune published “The School that Calls Police on Students Every Other Day,” the school has signed an agreement with U.S. Department of Education to change its ways and provide remedial education and services to students sent to police propublica.org/article/illino…

Ravi Coutinho thought his health insurance plan would unlock access to mental health care providers. But the problems with accessing care were impossible to escape. This is the story of his perilous journey through what’s known as a “ghost network.” 🧵propublica.org/article/ambett…

Why is it so hard to find mental health care? Insurance companies have *ghost networks,* "a bait and switch...that leads customers to believe there are more options for care than actually exist." The consequences can be fatal. Powerful story by Max Blau: propublica.org/article/ambett…

A huge toxic leak and fire – one of the largest releases of flammable chemicals in recent history – was shrouded in secrecy. Dozens faced health issues, but the refinery insists there were no offsite impacts. Incredible reporting from Oliver Laughland: theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

NEW: we investigated the huge 2023 Marathon refinery fire in Louisiana, interviewing residents, reviewing 911 calls, company filings, monitoring reports & emails Forensic Architecture created a 3D simulation too, testing the claim of "no offsite impacts" theguardian.com/us-news/articl…

An evacuation order was rescinded after Marathon privately expressed confidence to local government that it was about to be entirely extinguished. But it continued to burn for another two days. This is what one resident in Lions returned to see from his backyard:

The Biden administration announced today that it's forcing health insurance plans to collect and report more data on how they limit and deny mental health care. Our recent reporting found that insurers regularly shortchange patients seeking treatment. propublica.org/article/biden-…

Great thread on the meticulous work by Forensic Architecture in our collaboration investigating the huge Marathon fire in “Cancer Alley” last year.

🚨NEW: Arizona cracked down on Medicaid fraud that targeted Native Americans. It left patients without care. My latest, a collaboration between AZCIR || @azcir.bsky.social & ProPublica's Mary Hudetz. 📸Photos by Adriana Zehbrauskas azcir.org/news/2024/09/1…

🚨 New, from me: The medical examiner who helped persuade a jury in 2004 that Russell Maze killed his baby son has recanted his testimony. Now both the DA’s office and the original M.E. agree that the crime for which Maze was convicted never occurred. 1/x propublica.org/article/russel…