Max Blau
Atlanta-based investigative reporter with ProPublica's South team, covering health care, public health, and the environment. Get in touch at max.blau@propublica.org.
- Reposted by Max BlauOur “America’s Mental Barrier” series, which examines how insurance companies interfere with access to necessary mental health care across the United States, was also named a finalist in the explanatory reporting category: www.propublica.org/series/ameri... Via @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social
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- A new report from @dol.gov has found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent @propublica.org investigation. Here's the details on what DOL found: www.propublica.org/article/depa...
- Reposted by Max BlauNew: Labor Dept probe of insurers found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how they cover mental health care -- findings that mirror a recent @propublica.org investigation. @deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social
- Reposted by Max BlauYesteday we brought you the story of how insurers have relied on doctors, some of whom “shut their eyes” to medical opinions that opposed their conclusions. Today, @mayatmiller.bsky.social and I tell you the story of how insurers cite progress as a reason to deny www.propublica.org/article/ment...
- Reposted by Max BlauToday we published a story that took months to report & starts with a judge questioning an insurance company lawyer about how he could stand by a defense that “seems to be not true” Read about how insurers rely on doctors when denying coverage & what judges said www.propublica.org/article/ment...
- Reposted by Max BlauA damning account of how insurers, like United, rely on the same doctors to deny mental health care, even as judges repeatedly question their calls: “puzzling,” “disingenuous”, “dishonest, “baseless” By the very best @deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/ment...
- Reposted by Max BlauProPublica spoke to about 150 people who had lived in homeless encampments when cities cleared them out in “sweeps.” We distributed notecards so people could tell us about the toll in their own words. This is what they wrote.
- Reposted by Max BlauNEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal. www.propublica.org/article/unit... 👇
- Reposted by Max BlauLet me tell you a story – one of the more haunting I’ve seen in 20 years of journalism. It’s about greed, death and denial. It took two years to unravel one doctor’s myth, a hospital’s complicity in creating it, and a documented trail of suspicious deaths…🧵
- Reposted by Max BlauNEW: “Eat What You Kill” Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did the trail of patient harm and suspicious deaths. @davidmcswane.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Max BlauNEW: Three years ago, UnitedHealthcare was sanctioned for illegally denying mental health coverage. We've found similar practices are still very much alive, after reviewing leaked documents that reveal the company’s playbook for limiting care. 🧵👇 www.propublica.org/article/unit...
- Have you ever called a mental health provider listed in your insurer's directory, but couldn't make an appointment because the information was wrong? You're not alone. Regulators know that insurance directories are full of errors. Here's what I found. 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/ghos...
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- Reposted by Max BlauAs the second Trump White House takes shape, our reporters are already digging into some issues that will require scrutiny in the coming years. We want to share some details, including how you can help inform future reporting. 👇
