Glitch in the Machine
The government unleashed Big Data to shut down Medicare fraud. Why isn't it working?
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How to Scam Medicare in Four Easy Steps!
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Letter From the Editor: What You Could Buy With $60 Billion of Missing Medicare Funds
Introducing the January/February 2016 print issue of Pacific Standard.
How One of the Biggest For-Profit Nursing Home Groups Flourishes Despite a Record of Patient Harm
New York's “character-and-competence” reviews are supposed to weed out operators with histories of violations and fines—but regulators don’t always act on the full story.
We Can Finally Cure Hepatitis C, but It’s Costing Taxpayers a Fortune
The cost of drugs for the liver disease in the first half of 2015 almost matches the total for all of 2014.
A Push for Greater Transparency on Big Pharma Payouts
Drugmakers disclose their payments to doctors, dentists, even chiropractors. But spending on nurse practitioners and physician assistants is excluded. Legislation in the Senate would change that.
The Unnecessary Mammogram Tech That Costs the U.S. $400 Million a Year
A new study adds ammunition to researchers' argument that doctors should stop using software that's now used in 90 percent of mammograms.
The Future of Work: Two Tidal Waves, Headed Our Way
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
A History of Complications
As a medical student, Florida spine surgeon Constantine Toumbis stabbed a friend outside a bar. Documents show he omitted or misrepresented his record in regulatory filings.
Drug Courts Grow Up
As drug courts spread across the world, new standards and best practices aim to hold them all accountable.