ICYMI: Senator Ron Wyden, ranking member of the Finance Committee, which oversees Medicare, called Benjamin Landa an example of “giant corporate health care interests that prey on the vulnerable and...exploit loopholes at taxpayers’ expense.” Lots more inside. www.propublica.org/article/benj...

Last summer, Benjamin Landa, the nominee for Ambassador to Hungary, donated $5M to a pro-Trump Super PAC. Now, a facility he co-owns is in litigation with federal health agencies over an estimated $31M in Medicare overbillings. By @emcahan.bsky.social

A New York nursing home is suing the Trump administration to stop the government from recouping alleged Medicare overpayments. That facility is co-owned by the man nominated by the Trump administration to be ambassador to Hungary. By @emcahan.bsky.social

A month after Benjamin Landa’s nomination as ambassador to Hungary, the Health and Human Services inspector general said a nursing home Landa co-owns received at least $31.2 million in Medicare overpayments. Now the facility is suing to stop collection. @emcahan.bsky.social

1 month after Trump nominated Ben Landa, who owns >100 nursing homes, for Ambassador to Hungary, the President's own agency estimated his facility received over $31 million in excess taxpayer money via Medicare. Landa then sued the gov. It's just the beginning. www.propublica.org/article/benj...

Trump’s Nominee for Ambassador to Hungary Co-Owns a Nursing Home That’s Suing the Trump Administration Over Medicare Payments, by @emcahan.bsky.social

I'm incredibly grateful to run Boston again on behalf of Boston Medical Center. Amid devastating federal budget cuts--and more to come--BMC's work helping the sickest kids, infants, and babies is more important now than ever. Please consider supporting us: www.givengain.com/project/eli-...

The steps by HHS to hamstring the CDC (and state departments) have imperiled the public’s health for political purposes, neighborhood docs, officials, and national experts told me. It's all putting kids' lives in the balance. My latest for @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

"That’s the trope: they’re just being a teenager. And I heard that exact language pretty much from almost every family that I spoke to, which was that at some point someone said to them, They're just being a teenager. " @emcahan.bsky.social 🔗 www.lastborninthewilderness.com/episodes/eli...

Investigative journalist and pediatrician @emcahan.bsky.social joined me to discuss the magnitude of the #longCovid crisis in the youth population of the US, addressed in their recent @rollingstone.com piece. 🔗 www.patreon.com/posts/long-c...

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. By @emcahan.bsky.social

Thank you Dr. Alexandra Yonts (who was interviewed for this piece). The clinic at Children’s National in DC is beacon of hope with only a handful of US Pediatric Long Covid clinics still running. @pidringer.bsky.social #PedSky #LongCovidKids

Took me awhile to read this excellent, deeply researched and reported piece. So grateful to @emcahan.bsky.social and @rollingstone.com giving Long Covid in kids the attention it deserves and for highlighting the difficulties of getting a diagnosis and support. www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Thank you @emcahan.bsky.social for your incredible work on this piece and thank you @rollingstone.com for publishing it. So many families trusted you with their stories. #LongCovidKids

“When you have a disability people can’t see, you don’t get the same level of empathy,” Joy says. “It feels like the world has moved on.” Long Covid is setting back a generation of kids--likely against their federal rights Our @rollingstone.com investigation www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. By @emcahan.bsky.social

ICYMI: Some psychiatric hospitals across the country are illegally turning away patients, with few consequences. Most are owned by multi-billion dollar for-profit companies. I spoke with @opb.org about our @propublica.org reporting www.opb.org/article/2025...

“The executive branch is using the shutdown as cover for a...targeted dismantling of leadership across the agency," an official told @statnews.com "It’s designed to sow chaos...and cripple the federal scientific infrastructure that protects Americans’ health." www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...

Since 2010, >90 psych hospitals have failed to provide emergency care to ppl in mental health crises. Most violations were by hospitals owned by billion dollar for profit companies. It's all illegal. But they've faced few consequences. We discussed on @npr.org: one.npr.org?sharedMediaI...

👀 On our radar: Few consequences for psychiatric hospitals that break the law Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up. ✍️ @emcahan.bsky.social @ProPublica.org

EMTALA requires universal care for “emergency medical conditions” regardless of a person’s insurance status. In the decades since its passage, some patients have died hours after failing to receive care they were legally entitled to. By @emcahan.bsky.social

Around 80% of the psychiatric hospitals in the U.S. that have violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in the past 15 years are owned by for-profit corporations. Only a few have faced any repercussions from regulators. By @emcahan.bsky.social

ICYMI: Psychiatric Hospitals Are Violating EMTALA by Turning Patients Away, by @emcahan.bsky.social

For 15 years, over 90 psychiatric hospitals across the country have violated a law giving patients access to emergency care, with or without insurance. Almost all the facilities faced the same lack of consequences, a ProPublica investigation found. By @emcahan.bsky.social

Eli Cahan, #NIHCM Journalism Grantee, releases a second @propublica.org article on mental health facilities and consolidation. Read more: bit.ly/4nBnZo1 | @emcahan.bsky.social

Over 90 psych hospitals have violated EMTALA since 2010. The vast majority are for-profit Yet only a handful have faced sanctions. When they have, the penalties are trivial vs $$ billions these companies, like UHS & Acadia, raked in last yr Part 2 @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/psyc...

NEW: For-Profit Corporations Are Buying Up More Psychiatric Hospitals. Some Flout Federal Law With Scarce Repercussions. by @emcahan.bsky.social

NEW: Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises. Yet only a handful face penalties, with fines that are trivial, a ProPublica investigation found. By @emcahan.bsky.social

Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up. by @emcahan.bsky.social

NEW: Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences. by @emcahan.bsky.social

Eli Cahan, #NIHCM Journalism Grantee, explores critical issues in mental health care in @propublica.org. Read the article to learn more: bit.ly/4nBKrg6 | @emcahan.bsky.social

The widespread violations of EMTALA by psychiatric hospitals — and the lack of enforcement — come even as America’s mental health crisis is reaching a fever pitch, with suicide rates near record highs. By @emcahan.bsky.social

102 min after Melissa brought her son--amid a psychiatric crisis--to West Springs, a nurse sent him home. Days later, CMS said that broke the law. But the facility never faced any consequences. Dozens like it have also gone unpunished. My latest @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/psyc...

"Looking at all the [federal] cuts, Erbelding is concerned. 'I worry about the possibility of a lot of different viruses changing over time & spilling over from animals...& causing another pandemic,' she says." My latest for @scifri.bksy.social on preparedness, thru the lens of one virus--EVD-68

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Kevin Messacar weighs in on fighting "the new polio" in an era of defunded science. Read the full article here: buff.ly/jCUP2yq

"While clinicians have learned to adapt, shortages of IV fluids continue to plague the US months after the storm." After years of on-again, off-again shortages & years of warnings of precisely this, experts are asking: why does it keep happening? My latest @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

For anyone tracking just how brazenly and shamelessly the administration is (a) misdirecting journalists (b) defaming the practice of journalism, here's just one more example. Wow. Just wow. via @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

In a span of 30 days, the US Department of Justice sued CVS and Walgreens, alleging that the pharmacy chains violated federal laws by unlawfully dispensing opioids, which contributed to the opioid epidemic. Learn more in this Medical News article. https://ja.ma/3FXIslI

Its been a whirlwind 2 months. And, 60 days in, medicine--clinical care & the science that undergirds it--is badly bruised. At Boston Medical Center, we can't stop, won't stop. Now more than ever, our patients need us. That's why I'm running Boston OBO BMC. Join us! givengain.com/project/eli-...

In recent months, U.S. Department of Justice sued CVS & Walgreens for "unlawfully dispensed 'massive quantities of opioids...to fuel [their] own profits at the expense of public health.” The suits have major implications, present & future. My latest for @jama.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...