ProPublica Archives

Social Justice

Why Are Obstetricians Among the Top Billers for Group Psychotherapy in Illinois?

Illinois leads the country in group psychotherapy sessions in Medicare, and some top billers aren’t mental health specialists. The state’s Medicaid program has cracked down, but federal officials have not.

Charles Ornstein

News in Brief

The Litany of Problems With the Pentagon’s Effort to Recover MIAs

A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job—and when to end it.

Megan McCloskey

Social Justice

How a Fanny Pack Mix-Up Unraveled a Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme

Two secretaries in a doctor’s office have pleaded guilty and a pharmacy owner faces charges in a scam that Medicare allowed to thrive for more than two years.

Charles Ornstein

Environment

Here’s One Unexpected Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List

If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on.

Julia Angwin & Mike Tigas

News in Brief

Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing the Defense of Alleged Killers of a Palestinian Teen?

An Israeli group is raising money in the U.S. to support Israelis charged with or convicted of violence against Palestinians.

Uri Blau

News in Brief

The Monetary Cost of a Wrongful Conviction in New York

A Brooklyn man who spent more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he likely did not commit will receive $3 million from New York State. He may get even more from New York City.

Joaquin Sapien

Environment

How to Block Online Tracking

Many companies track your behavior and request information about you without explicitly asking for your permission. Here’s how to combat the trackers.

Hanqing Chen

Environment

What Would It Cost for You to Sign Away Legal Liability for Future Health Problems to a Fracking Company?

A Pennsylvania gas company offers residents cash to buy protection from any claims of harm.

Naveena Sadasivam

News in Brief

The Pentagon Finally Decides to Dig Up the Remains of a Long-Lost Soldier

The military will exhume a grave in the Philippines that may hold the remains of Bud Kelder, an American POW whose family has long been fighting the Pentagon to get him home.

Megan McCloskey

Education

Meet the Groups That Are Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids

Republicans say it is a matter of states’ rights.

Heather Vogell