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Fred Schulte

Fred Schulte

Senior Correspondent/Investigative Reporter at KFF Health News

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United States
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  • English
Covering topics
  • Health & Medicine
  • Investigative Reporting

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Recent Articles

kffhealthnews.org

Cosmetic Surgeries Led to Disfiguring Injuries, Patients Allege

A joint investigation by KFF Health News and NBC News found that cosmetic surgery chains have been the target of scores of medical malpractice and negligence lawsuits, including 12 wrongful death cases.
4 months ago
khn.org

Your Money or Your Life: Patient on $50,000-a-Week Cancer Drug Fear...

When Medicare stops paying for a pricey drug that prolongs life, an Ohio man considers giving up treatment to spare his family enormous debt.
almost 3 years ago
khn.org

Government Lets Health Plans That Ripped Off Medicare Keep the Mone...

In a surprise decision, U.S. officials yield to insurance industry demands — at least for now.
almost 3 years ago
khn.org

Did Your Health Plan Rip Off Medicare? - Kaiser Health News

KHN has released never-before-seen details of federal audits as the government weighs action against dozens of Medicare Advantage plans.
almost 3 years ago
khn.org

Audits — Hidden Until Now — Reveal Millions in Medicare Advantage O...

Taxpayers had to foot the bills for care that should have cost far less, according to records released after KHN filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act. The government may seek to rec…
almost 3 years ago
khn.org

How Medicare Advantage Plans Dodged Auditors and Overcharged Taxpay...

Facing rare scrutiny from federal auditors, some Medicare Advantage health plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show. The audits revealed millions of do…
almost 3 years ago
khn.org

Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of He...

Private equity firms have shelled out almost $1 trillion to acquire nearly 8,000 health care businesses, in deals almost always hidden from federal regulators. The result: higher prices, lawsuits, …
about 3 years ago
khn.org

Lawsuit by KHN Prompts Government to Release Medicare Advantage Audits

The lawsuit was filed three years ago to learn about vast overcharges by the popular health plans that are detailed in audits the government refused to release to the public.
about 3 years ago
khn.org

Government Watchdogs Attack Medicare Advantage for Denying Care and...

The Government Accountability Office and the Health and Human Services inspector general’s office say seniors enrolled in the program are suffering and taxpayers are getting bilked for billions of …
over 3 years ago
khn.org

AARP’s Billion-Dollar Bounty

With its latest venture into primary care clinics, is America’s leading organization for seniors selling its trusted seal of approval?
over 3 years ago
khn.org

Federal Investigation Into Spine Surgeries Uses Mob Laws to Target ...

Investigators allege a Texas company that arranges spine surgery and other medical care for people injured in car crashes accepted bribes in violation of 1960s-era racketeering law.
almost 4 years ago
khn.org

Crash Course: Injured Patients Who Sign ‘Letters of Protection’ May...

The letters function as liens that “protect” spine surgery clinics while patients could be left with inflated medical bills and unexpected health risks.
almost 4 years ago
khn.org

Justice Department Targets Data Mining in Medicare Advantage Fraud ...

The feds’ civil suit links exaggerated patient bills to “tens of millions” in overcharges.
about 4 years ago
khn.org

Florida Spine Surgeon and Device Company Owner Charged in Kickback ...

Dr. Kingsley R. Chin and SpineFrontier were the subject of a recent KHN “Spinal Tap” investigation.
about 4 years ago
khn.org

Injuries Mount as Sales Reps for Device Makers Cozy Up to Surgeons,...

Aggressive sales tactics have allegedly led surgeons to use defective or wrong-size implants, screws or other products on patients, including former Olympian Mary Lou Retton.
over 4 years ago
khn.org

Death By 1,000 Clicks: Where Electronic Health Records Went Wrong

The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy m…
over 6 years ago
khn.org

Liquid Gold: Pain Doctors Soak Up Profits By Screening Urine For Drugs

With the nation’s opioid crisis, urine testing has become a booming business and is especially lucrative for doctors who operate their own labs, a Kaiser Health News investigation finds. And …
over 6 years ago