STAT News journalist investigating the injustices and unfairness of our health care system, with a particular focus on data use and artificial intelligence. Signal me @STAT investigations, or send tips to casey.ross@statnews.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3ma4ddj4dds2iInternal Humana research revealed its primary care practices were not doing v well compared to similar clinics. 6 wks later, execs told investors the opposite. Our latest investigation into research distortions in Medicare Advantage: https://www.statnews.com/2025/12/16/investigating-humana-internal-research-medicare-advantage-benefits/16 Dec 2025 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4ddj4dds2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3m5vt77mjds2rAs HHS secretary, RFK Jr. has pledged to pursue gold-standard science, preserve access to vaccines, and insist on radical transparency in policymaking. Here is our examination of his tenure to date: https://www.statnews.com/2025/11/18/rfk-jr-profile-hhs-secretary-delivers-on-trump-maha-priorities/ via @statnews.com18 Nov 2025 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5vt77mjds2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lwfnhm3rjk25Incredibly honored to win an Edward R. Murrow Award! To be associated with that name, and all the amazing journalists who won this year, is something I’ll never forget. Thank you @rtdna.bsky.social!!! www.rtf a.org/news/rtdna-announces-2025-edward-r-murrow-award-national-winners https://www.rtdna.org/news/rtdna-announces-2025-edward-r-murrow-award-national-winners15 Aug 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwfnhm3rjk25https://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lw53cjle7s2wOur latest story on UnitedHealth Group examines how its research distorts the body of evidence on Medicare Advantage, a highly profitable line of business. https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/11/unitedhealth-medicare-advantage-studies-questioned/ via @statnews.com11 Aug 2025 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw53cjle7s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lvdzaowlgk2pMAGA influencers take a sudden interest in Medicare Advantage reforms, echoing a dark money group https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/01/maga-twitter-medicare-advantage-bill-cassidy/ via @statnews.com01 Aug 2025 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdzaowlgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lrbjslpxik2jI want to offer my sincerest thanks to @ewscrippsco.bsky.social for honoring our series of stories about UnitedHealth Group. I cannot think of a time when investigative journalism was more important, and I'm so pleased to be in the company of these stellar works. https://scripps.com/fund/news/scripps-howard-fund-announces-winners-of-72nd-scripps-howard-journalism-awards/10 Jun 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrbjslpxik2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lqsfd7zif22sThis internal UnitedHealth document landed in my inbox -- mistakenly -- and we decided to write about it. It details a pretty extraordinary chain of events... both with regard to the United's many challenges, and its handling of the doc itself. https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/04/unitedhealth-group-accidentally-emails-confidential-talking-points-to-reporter/ via @statnews.com04 Jun 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqsfd7zif22shttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lpckxoyobk2uScoop from @bobjherman.bsky.social: UnitedHealth, facing multiple investigations related to its collection of Medicare risk-adjustment money, is working on a new risk scoring system using AI. And it's already generated interest from Trump admin. https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/16/unitedhealth-optum-developing-new-ai-risk-scoring-system-for-medicare-advantage-cmmi/ via @statnews.com16 May 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpckxoyobk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lp5ewjssuk22Today at #STATBreakkthrough Summit former FDA commissioner squarely confronted HHS Sec. RFK Jr's equivocations on the importance of vaccination.14 May 2025 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5ewjssuk22https://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lp2n7o3jis2dUnitedHealth stock tumbles as CEO resigns, 2025 outlook pulled https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/13/stephen-hemsley-andrew-witty-unitedhealth-ceo-guidance/ via @statnews.com13 May 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2n7o3jis2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lo223nlixk2tHuge thanks to @ewscrippsco.bsky.social for naming @statnews.com's health care's colossus series as a finalist for its award for excellence in national and international investigative reporting. It's really a thrill to be in the company of such amazing journalists! https://scripps.com/fund/journalism/scripps-howard-awards/30 Apr 2025 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo223nlixk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lnuv3lelfc2bHe's a faith-driven, 44-year-old health tech entrepreneur from Idaho who just got put in charge of Medicare. Read about his ambitions to reform the ~$1 trillion program in this deeply-reported profile by @mariojoze.bsky.social, via @statnews.com: https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/28/medicare-director-chris-klomp-health-tech-executive-with-ambitions/ via @statnews.com28 Apr 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuv3lelfc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lnlh7avksk2sSTAT is undertaking a project to examine the impact on science of the early months of the Trump administration. This is crucial reporting by my colleagues @statnews.com who have been working nonstop to stay on top of this: https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/trump-100-days-nih-new-grants-cut/ via @statnews.com24 Apr 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlh7avksk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3ln3qh42vm22yOur analysis of memos Trump and Biden sent to executive agencies on the use of AI. Both urge civil rights protections, but Trump deletes the words "Bias" and "Diverse" -- two terms Biden used frequently in his instructions. via @statnews.com: https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/18/analysis-trump-ai-strategy-breaks-from-biden-focus-on-safety-risk-embraces-innovation-deregulation-growth/ via @statnews.com18 Apr 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3qh42vm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lmxdxaxph22tScoop from @lizzylawrence.bsky.social: A device maker whose peripheral artery disease test was featured in our series on UnitedHealth Group has offered to pay $30 million to settle potential charges with DOJ. Original story: tinyurl.com/mv78cf64 https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/16/semler-scientific-quantaflo-unitedhealth-group-peripheral-artery-disease-doj-settle/ via @statnews.com16 Apr 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmxdxaxph22thttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lmkt6qlxnk2a“You need to have IGs that have that independence, where they can’t be interfered with. And as Congress developed these laws, they’re precisely for that reason. You’re not meant to get rid of IGs...because their work is unpopular." https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/fired-by-trump-former-hhs-inspector-general-christi-grimm-sees-partisanship-replacing-independence/ via @statnews.com11 Apr 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkt6qlxnk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lmkt2smiss26Reporters @statnews.com interviewed more than two dozen employees of federal health agencies about cutbacks sweeping through their offices. Their findings detail critical supply shortages, confusion, and concern about preserving core functions: https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/11/hhs-layoffs-analysis-health-impact-nih-cuts-cdc-rif-fda-reduction-in-force/ via @statnews.com11 Apr 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmkt2smiss26https://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lmi5ipblqc2dSCOOP: Mayo Clinic taps former Biden administration official to oversee its use of AI https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/10/micky-tripathi-former-hhs-astp-onc-new-job-mayo-clinic-ai-implementation/ via @statnews.com10 Apr 2025 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmi5ipblqc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lmdbiepnss2y'It's been manipulated': Republicans in Congress have long been a reliable source of support for Medicare Advantage. Now, amid mounting evidence of abuse by private insurers, some are saying it's time for a crack down. via @statnews.com: https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/08/republican-budget-plan-calls-for-medicare-advantage-reform-grow-unitedhealth/ via @statnews.com08 Apr 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdbiepnss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3lmb4dl5om22t“Medicare Advantage insurers pulled in an estimated $33 billion in additional payment from the government in 2021 as a result of these extra diagnoses, or codes, that made their members seem sicker…Almost $14 billion of that, or 42%, went to a single company: UnitedHealth…” shorturl.at/LH3s6 https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/07/medicare-advantage-study-risk-adjustment-coding-unitedhealth/07 Apr 2025 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmb4dl5om22thttps://bsky.app/profile/caseyross.bsky.social/post/3llw4cy47ps2bBreaking: A new report by US Rep. Pat Ryan details hundreds of consumer complaints about UnitedHealth practices in Hudson Valley. Ryan wrote: "For anyone not convinced urgent change is needed, read every damn story below." via @statnews.com: https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/03/unitedhealth-new-york-congressman-survey-reveals-frustration-over-optum-practices/ via @statnews.com03 Apr 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:tt5xaxcswal33eanp4kv3itz/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw4cy47ps2b