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An image of Dr. Jeffery Dormu appears on an electronic billboard outside the Minimally Invasive Vascular Center, which he founded, in Laurel, Maryland. | SHURAN HUANG/PROPUBLICA

In the “wild west” of outpatient vascular care, doctors can reap huge payments as patients risk life and limb

To move vascular procedures out of expensive hospitals, the government turbocharged payments to doctors’ offices — but started a boom that is making doctors rich and putting patients in danger

May 25

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Congressional committee, regulators question Cigna system that lets its doctors deny claims without reading patient files

About 80% of the coverage denials appealed by policyholders under Cigna’s Medicare Advantage plans are overturned

May 18

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Health insurance claim denied? See what insurers said behind the scenes

Federal regulations require most health insurance plans to give people an opportunity to review documents related to their claim for free

May 11

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What you need to know about stillbirths

Dozens of parents and medical experts weighed-in on what causes stillbirths, whether there are warning signs to look for during pregnancy, and what your options are if you experience a stillbirth

May 4

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After pandemic delays, FDA still struggling to inspect foreign drug manufacturers

A series of recent deaths linked to tainted eyedrops produced abroad points to serious problems with the Food and Drug Administration's overseas inspection program

Apr 20

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How abortion bans are impacting pregnant patients across the country

Leading legal scholar Mary Ziegler and Tennessee OB-GYN Dr. Nikki Zite talk to ProPublica about ominous trends and threats to patients’ lives posed by increasingly strict abortion bans

Apr 3