A 13-part investigation of how insurance companies denied medical claims for work-related injuries
This 8-month investigation of workmen’s compensation insurance and the Texas Workmen’s Compensation Commission uncovered the systematic denial of basic medical benefits for injured workers to bolster the profits of insurance companies. The news team exposed faulty peer reviews, failure to reimburse doctors, a suspicious grant to state regulators, and widespread denial of claims by injured workers even after treatment was authorized.
Brett Shipp, reporter; Mark Smith, producer; Kraig Kirchem, photographer and editor; Nann Goplerud, executive producer; David Duitch, vice president, news.
