Patricia Callahan

My latest story: How Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood Plagues propublica.org/article/rfk-jr…

MY LATEST STORY: RFK Jr. Wants to Change a Program That Stopped Vaccine Makers From Leaving the U.S. Market. They Could Flee Again. propublica.org/article/rfk-ch…

MY LATEST: Glenmark, a drugmaker we investigated last year, is recalling 24 drugs sold to US patients because they failed to meet US manufacturing standards. FDA inspectors found serious problems at the Indian factory where the drugs were made. propublica.org/article/glenma…

NEW: The CDC buried a measles forecast that stressed the need for vaccinations. The agency’s explanation alarms some public health experts and shows a shift in the CDC’s messaging about vaccines. By @propublica’s @SheInvestigates propublica.org/article/measle…

My latest story: The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations. The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. propublica.org/article/measle…

With each passing year, the reminders of the local news industry’s decline become more pronounced. Layoffs. Newspapers closing. Fewer investigative stories. ProPublica is stepping in to help fill this void through a number of new initiatives. propublica.org/article/local-…

The FDA’s anemic response to a string of recalls by one Indian drugmaker underscores longstanding weaknesses in the way it oversees the safety of generic medications manufactured in foreign factories. propublica.org/article/glenma…

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. propublica.org/article/united… 👇

.@uclaanderson Presents The 2024 Loeb Award For The Personal Finance & Consumer Reporting Category To: “UNCOVERED” FROM: @propublica & @Capitol_Forum #LoebAwards

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NEW: @emsimani digs into a special IRS loophole "Political groups" raise millions of $$$ (some from old & frail people who answer their phone) And spend most of it on a network of other "political" orgs they control Ultimately enriching... themselves: propublica.org/article/politi…

"Unthinkable." A hospital outside Memphis doesn’t have a psychiatric unit, so it sometimes sends patients needing mental health treatment to jail to wait for help. This happens dozens of times a year. propublica.org/article/baptis… @IsabelleTaft @MSTODAYnews

Finally got to this amazing @fastlerner piece for @propublica and @NewYorker on 3M's very fraught history with "forever chemicals." So damning and upsetting, and a textbook example of how to write about a complex environmental coverup in a compelling way. propublica.org/article/3m-for…

New: Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people's bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world. propub.li/3yqzZUF

For years, I wished someone inside 3M could give me insight into the company’s decision to keep making and selling “forever chemicals” even though they were accumulating in people. Then I met Kris Hansen... propublica.org/article/3m-for…

Michigan's top insurance regulator told health plans on Monday that they can't deny coverage for clinically proven cancer treatments, and made it clear for the first time that this includes cutting-edge genetic and biologic therapies. propublica.org/article/michig…

Doctors who work for health insurers can rule on 10,000+ requests for care a year. At least a dozen were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments. propublica.org/article/malpra…

Doctors sanctioned by medical boards and with histories of multiple malpractice payments are deciding if health insurers will cover your medical treatments propublica.org/article/malpra…

A health insurer found a way to get around state law. A man died. Please read this devastating story from @mayatmiller and @fieldsrobin propublica.org/article/priori…

‘This is really expensive, how do we stop payment?’” Read how a Michigan insurer denied potentially life-saving care to a cancer patient despite a state law mandating it pay propublica.org/article/priori…