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Paper Trail

ProPublica
Propublica
Health Insurance
FDA
Connecticut
Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Neil Goldenberg
Mental Health
Tow Truck Industry
External Review
Tacrolimus
DNL Towing

Investigative reporters at ProPublica chase down evidence of wrongdoing and bring it to light. That evidence can be on paper — or on thumb drives, in secret recordings, from conversations with whistleblowers. Each episode, you’ll ride along as we talk to reporters and their sources, uncover hidden facts and show you the receipts. When we publish what we find, things can change. Laws are passed, co... more

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Reporter David Armstrong was diagnosed with cancer and soon learned that one of his drugs would cost almost $1,000 per pill. He set out to discover why, and uncovered financial records and legal filings that shocked him. The drugmaker’s strategy to r... more

ProPublica got a tip from a reader named Teressa. Her husband was having a severe mental health crisis, and her health insurance company was denying coverage for his hospital and inpatient treatment. She was fighting back against the denials — and re... more

Local reporters at The Connecticut Mirror heard story after story of drivers having their cars towed and then sold out from underneath them, sometimes in just 15 days. They teamed up with ProPublica to investigate why, how often this was happening an... more

For years, the Food and Drug Administration told the public that generics are just as safe and effective as brand-name medications. But ProPublica reporters uncovered reports from the FDA’s own inspectors detailing everything from pigeons pooping ont... more

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Recent Guests

Neil Goldenberg
Psychiatrist and external reviewer
external reviewer (Dr. Neil Goldenberg, Ohio)
Episode: How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool
Dave Altimari
Investigative reporter at The Connecticut Mirror
The Connecticut Mirror
Episode: How to Lose a Car in 15 Days
Ginny Monk
Reporter covering housing and children's issues
The Connecticut Mirror
Episode: How to Lose a Car in 15 Days
Debbie Cenziper
Investigative reporter, ProPublica
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Episode: What the FDA Won’t Tell You About Your Medications
Megan Rose
Investigative reporter, ProPublica
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Episode: What the FDA Won’t Tell You About Your Medications

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How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool
Q: Why is the external review not more commonly used, according to the episode?
Because external reviews are rare, difficult to access, and often overlooked, despite being a potentially decisive mechanism when traditional appeals fail; many people do not know about them or think they are unavailable.
How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool
Q: What changed the course of the medical appeal in Teressa and Elle's case?
The discovery and execution of an external review, conducted by a third-party psychiatrist, which reviewed all the medical evidence and ultimately determined that the inpatient behavioral health treatment was medically necessary, leading to reimbursement and resolution of the denial.

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