Center for Public Integrity
Meet the Docs Who Charge Medicare Top Dollar for Visits
Medicare paid for more than 200 million office visits for established patients in 2012. Overall, health professionals classified only four percent as complex enough to command the most expensive rates. But 1,800 providers billed at the top level at least 90 percent of the time. Experts question whether the charges are legitimate.
Is Your Local Judge Hiding Something?
A Center for Public Integrity investigation argues for better rules on judicial conflicts of interest.