Private equity has grown in the U.S. healthcare system, with firms investing in hospitals, physician practices, healthcare real estate and other parts of healthcare organizations.
Healthcare in the United States has long been a major business journalism beat, not least because the sector accounts for almost 20% of the U.S.
UnitedHealth became a household name after the high-profile killing of its CEO Brian Thompson last year. But a team of STAT reporters – Tara Bannow,
Pharmaceutical companies often justify pricing life-saving drugs in the thousands or even millions of dollars by arguing they need to recoup the billions they spent
The boundary between healthcare and technology has become blurrier and blurrier in recent years. Even Apple’s AirPods now feature a heart rate sensor, and a
Private equity firms are increasingly snapping up health-care providers in the U.S., which has profound implications for journalists on the health-care beat, according to a
While on the surface healthcare and business reporting seem to exist in separate spheres, a deeper look reveals that they overlap and even influence each
The Bartlett & Steele Silver Award in the Global/National Category for 2023 went to “Uncovered,” ProPublica’s three-piece investigation into exploitative practices in the health insurance
Ava Kofman, winner of the 2023 Barlett & Steele Award for Outstanding Young Journalist, gave readers a horrifying look into the world of a hospice
The top prize in the Regional/Local category of the 2023 Barlett and Steele Awards was given to a collaborative and multi-media investigation of a silicosis
“I love your face, where can I get it?” What happens when you opt to get plastic surgery but the estimated cost is far outside
Alicia Warren has heart failure, and she’s raising two daughters alone. She started experiencing symptoms when she was just 22 — right after she had
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