Everything You Need to Read to Get Caught Up on the Veterans Affairs Scandal
A round-up of in-depth reporting on the chronic problems facing the VA health system.
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Why Is Medicare Overpaying Billions for Office Visits and Patient Evaluations?
The findings by the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services complement a recent review that found many doctors bill for services very differently than their peers.
Medicare Finally Tightens the Reins on Its Drug Program
Medicare gives itself the power to ban physicians if they prescribe medications in abusive ways.
A Brief History of the Therapeutic Use of Feces, in Pictures
This six-image gallery explores some of the people, treatments, and diseases relating to fecal transplants through history. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
Top Billing: Meet the Doctors Who Charge Medicare Top Dollar for Office 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.
6 Ways to Transplant Fecal Matter, at Home or at the Hospital
How doctors perform fecal transplants today. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
Desperate Love in a Time of Cholera
Exploring the struggle between love and disgust when caring for sick relatives. An extra to Bryn Nelson's feature-length look at the next big thing in health care.
This Is Your Body on Laughter
Several new studies exploring the effects of laughter are contributing to a fast-growing body of research that finds just how important it is to keeping us happy, healthy, and sane.
Medicine’s Dirty Secret: Fecal Transplants Are the Next Big Thing in Health Care
Bryn Nelson gets to the bottom of an emerging—and often shocking—therapy.