Behind the reporting

Authorities typically settle, and doctors often continue treating Medicare patients

Center probe suggests facilities have taken advantage of government’s failure to set billing standards.

Center series demonstrates dangers of special interest influence

Medicare Advantage plans are profit centers for private insurance companies because of government incentives to participate.

The rhetoric has obscured the Affordable Care Act's many benefits

Report says feds not doing enough to root out fraud in Medicaid personal services

Federal help sought to create billing guidelines and oversee electronic medical records

Medicare paid providers billions to adopt electronic records without checking to see they're meeting quality goals

Medicare budget-cutters are targeting extra charges by hospitals