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America’s Mental Barrier

He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.

The mother of Ravi Coutinho, the subject of a recent ProPublica investigation, is suing Centene for publishing “misleading” information that gave her son a false impression about the kinds of mental health care that were actually available.

New Law Increases Oversight of Arizona Sober Living Homes

The legislation follows a ProPublica and Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting investigation on a $2 billion Medicaid fraud scheme that targeted Native Americans seeking drug and alcohol treatment.

America’s Mental Barrier

Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds

The probe 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 investigation.

Series

55 stories published since 2010

He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.

New Law Increases Oversight of Arizona Sober Living Homes

Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds

Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.

Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts

State Regulators Know Health Insurance Directories Are Full of Wrong Information. They’re Doing Little to Fix It.

ProPublica’s Coverage of the Election Issues That Matter to Voters

¿Está atrapado en el atraso por la acumulación de solicitudes en Texas para tener Medicaid y cupones de alimentos? ¿Conoce a alguien en esta situación? Ayúdenos a informar.

A pesar de las constantes advertencias, Texas se apresuró a despojar a millones de personas de Medicaid

“Not Medically Necessary”: Inside the Company Helping America’s Biggest Health Insurers Deny Coverage for Care

Caught in Texas’ Medicaid and Food Stamp Application Backlog? Know Someone Who Is? Help Us Report.

Despite Persistent Warnings, Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.

Arizona Cracked Down on Medicaid Fraud That Targeted Native Americans. It Left Patients Without Care.

New Biden Administration Rules Aim to Hold Insurers Accountable for Mental Health Care Coverage

What Mental Health Care Protections Exist in Your State?

Why It’s So Hard to Find a Therapist Who Takes Insurance

Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act

A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.

Health Plans Can’t Dodge Paying for Expensive New Cancer Treatments, Says Michigan’s Top Insurance Regulator

Doctors With Histories of Big Malpractice Settlements Work for Insurers, Deciding If They’ll Pay for Care

Representatives Propose Ban on Insurers Charging Doctors a Fee to Be Paid Electronically

Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years

Insurance Executives Refused to Pay for the Cancer Treatment That Could Have Saved Him. This Is How They Did It.

You Have a Right to Know Why a Health Insurer Denied Your Claim. Some Insurers Still Won’t Tell You.

Find Out Why Your Health Insurer Denied Your Claim

“Where Is There to Go?” He Needs Gender-Affirming Surgery, but His State Is Fighting to Deny Coverage.

The Hidden Fee Costing Doctors Millions Every Year

Congressional Committee, Regulators Question Cigna System That Lets Its Doctors Deny Claims Without Reading Patient Files

The Shadowy Financial Empire Built Around Liberty HealthShare Is Showing Signs of Strain

Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care Is an Unequal Patchwork

Health Insurance Claim Denied? See What Insurers Said Behind the Scenes

This Georgia County Spent $1 Million to Avoid Paying for One Employee’s Gender-Affirming Care

How Obamacare Enabled a Multibillion-Dollar Christian Health Care Cash Grab

A Christian Health Nonprofit Saddled Thousands With Debt as It Built a Family Empire Including a Pot Farm, a Bank and an Airline

UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.

Do You Have Insights Into Dental and Health Insurance Denials? Help Us Report on the System.

Lavish Bonus? Luxury Trip? Health Benefits Brokers Will Have to Disclose What They Receive From the Insurance Industry

The Billionaire Governor Who’s Been Sued Dozens of Times for Millions in Unpaid Bills

A Major Medical Staffing Company Just Slashed Benefits for Doctors and Nurses Fighting Coronavirus

We Showed How Easy It Is to Commit Health Care Fraud. Now Senators Want to Close the Loophole.

We Asked Prosecutors if Health Insurance Companies Care About Fraud. They Laughed at Us.

The Nonprofit Hospital That Makes Millions, Owns a Collection Agency and Relentlessly Sues the Poor

Senators Call for Disclosure of Perks and Fees Paid to Health Benefits Brokers

We’re Investigating How Insurance Gaps Endanger Mothers. This Is Why.

Behind the Scenes, Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Sway Which Benefits Employers Choose

Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Big Bills

What Hospitals Waste

Methodology: How We Analyzed Privacy Violation Data

Insurance Lobby That Fought Hillarycare and Obamacare Now Has Sturdy Bridges to Democrats

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Sharon Lerner

I cover health and the environment and the agencies that govern them, including the Environmental Protection Agency.

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Andy Kroll

I cover justice and the rule of law, including the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys and the courts.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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Jesse Coburn

I cover housing and transportation, including the companies working in those fields and the regulators overseeing them.

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