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Atlanta-based investigative reporter with ProPublica's South team, covering health care, public health, and the environment. Get in touch at [email protected].
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ProPublica and @texastribune.org took a snapshot of the blitz of executive orders President Donald Trump has signed since taking office, by tallying nearly three dozen from his first day. By @micarosenberg.bsky.social and Perla Trevizo, w/ design by @zisiga.bsky.social

submitted 30 days ago • 16 comments

Hot off the presses: projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...

submitted 31 days ago • 11 comments

A new report from @dol.gov has found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent @propublica.org investigation. Here's the details on what DOL found: www.propublica.org/article/depa...

submitted 44 days ago • 12 comments

New: Labor Dept probe of insurers found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how they cover mental health care -- findings that mirror a recent @propublica.org investigation. @deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social

submitted 44 days ago • 7 comments

Yesteday we brought you the story of how insurers have relied on doctors, some of whom “shut their eyes” to medical opinions that opposed their conclusions. Today, @mayatmiller.bsky.social and I tell you the story of how insurers cite progress as a reason to deny www.propublica.org/article/ment...

submitted 68 days ago • 11 comments

Today we published a story that took months to report & starts with a judge questioning an insurance company lawyer about how he could stand by a defense that “seems to be not true” Read about how insurers rely on doctors when denying coverage & what judges said www.propublica.org/article/ment...

submitted 69 days ago • 18 comments

A damning account of how insurers, like United, rely on the same doctors to deny mental health care, even as judges repeatedly question their calls: “puzzling,” “disingenuous”, “dishonest, “baseless” By the very best @deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ment...

submitted 69 days ago • 13 comments

ProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. This is what they wrote.

submitted 72 days ago • 78 comments

NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal. www.propublica.org/article/unit... 👇

submitted 86 days ago • 981 comments

Let me tell you a story – one of the more haunting I’ve seen in 20 years of journalism. It’s about greed, death and denial. It took two years to unravel one doctor’s myth, a hospital’s complicity in creating it, and a documented trail of suspicious deaths…🧵

submitted 92 days ago • 130 comments

NEW: “Eat What You Kill” Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. @davidmcswane.bsky.social

submitted 92 days ago • 146 comments

Hello BlueSky 👋 We are the workers at America's biggest investigative newsroom. We've been bargaining for our first contract for the past year. Follow us for updates on our campaign to improve our workplace! www.propublicaguild.org

submitted 108 days ago • 4 comments

NEW: Three years ago, UnitedHealthcare was sanctioned for illegally denying mental health coverage. We've found similar practices are still very much alive, after reviewing leaked documents that reveal the company’s playbook for limiting care. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/unit...

submitted 110 days ago • 33 comments

Have you ever called a mental health provider listed in your insurer's directory, but couldn't make an appointment because the information was wrong? You're not alone. Regulators know that insurance directories are full of errors. Here's what I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/ghos...

submitted 115 days ago • 16 comments

A third of the entire ProPublica staff is now on Bsky! Check out my colleagues here 👇

submitted 116 days ago • 25 comments

As the second Trump White House takes shape, our reporters are already digging into some issues that will require scrutiny in the coming years. We want to share some details, including how you can help inform future reporting. 👇

submitted 115 days ago • 76 comments

It's good to see a lot of familiar faces on Blue Sky. For those of you following me for the first time, I'm an investigative reporter with @propublica.org. I cover health and environmental issues across the South. Here's more about me and how to get in touch: www.propublica.org/people/max-b...

submitted 115 days ago • 3 comments