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How Safe Are Nursing Homes Near Me? This Tool Will Help You Find Out.

Nursing Home Inspect enables you to search through thousands of nursing home inspection reports to find problems and trends. Our latest update includes data on infection control violations, and notations for facilities that have had a coronavirus case.

almost 5 years ago

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How Safe Are Nursing Homes Near Me? This Tool Will Help You Find Out.

almost 5 years ago

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A Closer Look

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

almost 5 years ago

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Giving Voice to Alaska’s Unheard Sexual Assault Survivors

We’re publishing our most ambitious effort yet to give voice to those who have been sexually assaulted in Alaska. We have talked to hundreds of survivors over the past year who have shared their stories.

almost 5 years ago

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How America’s Hospitals Survived the First Wave of the Coronavirus

ProPublica deputy managing editor Charles Ornstein wanted to know why experts were wrong when they said U.S. hospitals would be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. Here’s what he learned, including what hospitals can do before the next wave.

almost 5 years ago

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No, President Trump, Testing Is Not Causing Case Counts to Rise. Th...

The Trump administration has doubled down on its claims that coronavirus case counts are up because the U.S. has increased testing. However, a closer look at graphs of testing numbers and positive cases shows that this isn’t the case for many states.

almost 5 years ago

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A Spike in People Dying at Home Suggests Coronavirus Deaths in Hous...

In Houston, one of the nation’s fastest-growing coronavirus hot spots, more residents are dying before they can make it to a hospital. Medical examiner data shows that an increasing number of these deaths are the result of COVID-19.

over 4 years ago

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“All the Hospitals Are Full”: In Houston, Overwhelmed ICUs Leave CO...

The busiest hospitals in Houston are increasingly telling emergency responders they cannot safely accept new patients as hundreds of coronavirus patients crowd emergency rooms, and hospitals scramble to open more intensive care space.

over 4 years ago

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“All the Hospitals Are Full”: In Houston, Overwhelmed ICUs Leave CO...

over 4 years ago

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Out of View: After Public Outcry, CDC Adds Hospital Data Back to It...

Hospitalization data is important to understanding the coronavirus’s spread and impact. But after the Trump administration changed its reporting rules, the CDC removed the data from its site, and only added it back after a public outcry.

over 4 years ago

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How Many People in the U.S. Are Hospitalized With COVID-19? Who Knows?

The Trump administration told hospitals to stop reporting data to the CDC, and report it to HHS instead. Vice President Mike Pence said the information would continue to be released publicly. It hasn’t worked out as promised.

over 4 years ago

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Take the Generic Drug, Patients Are Told — Unless Insurers Say No

Faced with competition, some pharmaceutical companies are cutting deals with insurance companies to favor their brand-name products over cheaper generics. Insurers pay less, but sometimes consumers pay more.

over 3 years ago

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New Documents Show How Drug Companies Targeted Doctors to Increase ...

A trove of documents published as part of a legal settlement offers an unvarnished look inside the financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the medical community — from the perspective of drug companies themselves.

almost 3 years ago

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How We Fight Back When Officials Resist Releasing Information You H...

Texas agencies have fought against releasing records that could help clarify the response to the Uvalde school shooting. The blanket denials are reminiscent of another tragic case one reporter covered years ago.

almost 3 years ago

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Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps

A patient privacy law known as HIPAA, passed in 1996, hasn’t kept pace with new technologies and at-home tests.

almost 3 years ago

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Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps

A patient privacy law known as HIPAA, passed in 1996, hasn’t kept pace with new technologies and at-home tests.

almost 3 years ago

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After Receiving Millions in Drug Company Payments, Pain Doctor Sett...

Dr. Gerald M. Sacks, who was named in a 2010 ProPublica investigation, will pay more than $270,000 to resolve allegations of taking kickbacks, though he denies taking them.

over 2 years ago

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How ProPublica’s Local Stories Reach the Communities We Report On

Getting our investigation’s findings to the people we write about is just as important as reaching a large audience. Consider these two examples.

about 2 years ago

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Impact Matters Most at ProPublica. Here’s How Our Recent Journalism...

Impact in accountability journalism is unpredictable. Here’s how ProPublica’s recent articles have prompted change in the world.

about 2 years ago

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Our Editor Won a 6-Year Legal Battle. It Didn’t Feel Like a Victory.

After publishing a story on a doctor accused of violating federal research rules and skirting ethical guidelines, ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein was named in a libel suit. An appeals court recently dismissed the case, but the experience took a toll.

7 months ago

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Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Lo...

Managing Editor Charles Ornstein explains the many ways ProPublica is trying to help fill the void left by local newsrooms shrinking and closing across the country.

4 months ago

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Managing Editor, Local at ProPublica

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