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Michael J. Berens

@mjberens1

Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporter for Thomson Reuters | former Chicago Tribune, Seattle Times, Columbus Dispatch | data and digital geek

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The rollercoaster saga of Trump’s Truth Social – a comprehensive Reuters examination peels back the secrecy behind the politics and business of social media reut.rs/3OOayiE Helen Coster Julia Love

The rollercoaster saga of Trump’s Truth Social – a comprehensive <a href="/Reuters/">Reuters</a> examination peels back the secrecy behind the politics and business of social media reut.rs/3OOayiE <a href="/hcoster/">Helen Coster</a> <a href="/byJuliaLove/">Julia Love</a>
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How hundreds of accused bad doctors paid civil settlements to stay in business, with help from America’s prosecutors reut.rs/3olIKdX by Michael J. Berens via Reuters Investigates

How hundreds of accused bad doctors paid civil settlements to stay in business, with help from America’s prosecutors reut.rs/3olIKdX by <a href="/MJBerens1/">Michael J. Berens</a> via <a href="/specialreports/">Reuters Investigates</a>
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Pay to stay: At least 540 doctors and other practitioners collectively have paid the government hundreds of millions of dollars in civil settlements to negotiate their way out of trouble, continuing to practice despite allegations of fraud and patient harm bit.ly/43kz4iy

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“I was sworn to secrecy” - Whistleblowers like registered nurse Mark Flavors are often the first to expose alleged healthcare fraud and patient harm – showing up to work each day and pretending nothing is wrong until there is a civil settlement Reuters bit.ly/43kz4iy

“I was sworn to secrecy” - Whistleblowers like registered nurse Mark Flavors are often the first to expose alleged healthcare fraud and patient harm – showing up to work each day and pretending nothing is wrong until there is a civil settlement <a href="/Reuters/">Reuters</a> bit.ly/43kz4iy
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Data to doctors – Reuters dug behind the data of healthcare civil settlements to identify doctors accused of filing false billing claims with the U.S. government, including medically unnecessary radical hysterectomies and cardiac surgeries bit.ly/43kz4iy

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🔊 🩺 Reuters investigation reveals hundreds of doctors keep fraud and harm claims secret. We talk to Michael J. Berens about what he found. Listen to Reuters World News podcast reut.rs/3Ox71s5

🔊 🩺 Reuters investigation reveals hundreds of doctors keep fraud and harm claims secret. We talk to <a href="/MJBerens1/">Michael J. Berens</a> about what he found.

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At least 540 US doctors and healthcare practitioners accused of wrongdoing bought their way out of trouble with civil settlements over the last decade; all kept their medical licenses, even those who allegedly harmed patients, Reuters finds reut.rs/3ICD4Ty by Michael J. Berens

At least 540 US doctors and healthcare practitioners accused of wrongdoing bought their way out of trouble with civil settlements over the last decade; all kept their medical licenses, even those who allegedly harmed patients, <a href="/Reuters/">Reuters</a> finds reut.rs/3ICD4Ty by <a href="/MJBerens1/">Michael J. Berens</a>
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“A wealthy doctor bought his way out of jail,” ex-nurse Mark Favors told Reuters about a surgeon who performed unneeded heart procedures on dozens of patients. “How many people get a deal like that?” The answer, it turns out, is plenty. Remarkable investigation by Michael J. Berens

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‘Pay to stay’: A Michigan doctor accused of performing unnecessary radical hysterectomy procedures and administering excessive chemotherapy paid a $775,000 federal civil settlement and kept his license to practice. He admitted no wrongdoing reut.rs/3q7z7zU by Michael J. Berens

‘Pay to stay’: A Michigan doctor accused of performing unnecessary radical hysterectomy procedures and administering excessive chemotherapy paid a $775,000 federal civil settlement and kept his license to practice. He admitted no wrongdoing reut.rs/3q7z7zU by <a href="/MJBerens1/">Michael J. Berens</a>
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More than 2,700 US doctors and healthcare providers collectively paid the federal government $26.8 billion to negotiate their way out of trouble via civil settlements over the last decade reut.rs/3BT1Z1t by Michael J. Berens via Reuters Investigates

More than 2,700 US doctors and healthcare providers collectively paid the federal government $26.8 billion to negotiate their way out of trouble via civil settlements over the last decade reut.rs/3BT1Z1t by <a href="/MJBerens1/">Michael J. Berens</a> via <a href="/specialreports/">Reuters Investigates</a>
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“A wealthy doctor bought his way out of jail,” a whistleblower told Reuters. “How many people get a deal like that?" One of journalism's best Investigative reporters, @mjberens1, took up that question, and writes: "The answer, it turns out, is plenty." reuters.com/investigates/s…

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If you’re lucky enough to know Ken Armstrong Ken Armstrong, then you know his graciousness & extraordinary talent (and that we shared a Pulitzer w/ Ken’s phenomenal lead: “Map the deaths and you see the story.”) Easy to have an abundant career when you have friends like him.

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We’re so grateful for the years of service and support from the incomparable Mike Berens. He represents the best of IRE — sharing his knowledge with other journalists and striving to make the industry better. He's spoken at so many IRE conferences and workshops over the years,