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How Cigna saves millions by having its doctors reject claims without reading them

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“We’re still gonna say no”: UnitedHealthcare’s effort to deny coverage to chronically ill patient

David Armstrong, Patrick Rucker, Maya Miller

Staff and volunteers distribute the COVID-19 vaccine to people as they remain in their vehicles at The Forum in Inglewood Tuesday. The Forum is one of five mass-vaccination sites that opened Tuesday in Los Angeles county. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Dying on the waitlist

David Armstrong, Marshall Allen

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States with lax coronavirus guidelines are spreading the virus beyond their borders

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Doctors are hoarding unproven COVID-19 medications

Topher Sanders, David Armstrong, Ava Kofman

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Inside Purdue Pharma’s media playbook: how it planted the opioid “anti-story”

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Data touted by OxyContin maker to fight lawsuits doesn’t tell the whole story

David Armstrong, Jeff Ernsthausen

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Sackler embraced plan to conceal OxyContin’s strength from doctors, sealed testimony shows

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An anti-vaxxer’s new crusade

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