Joseph Hausman
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Reuters received a gold award worth for its rport on US health insurers dropping patients after they were diagnosed with breast cancer.
The investigation, by correspondent Lewis Krauskopf and Washington-based reporter Murray Waas, pictured, , revealed that a giant health insurer had targeted policyholders recently diagnosed with breast cancer for aggressive investigations and cancelled some policies. Dozens of interviews with expertsand led to the story by Lewis Krauskof and Murray Waas.
“We published the Murray Waas story and the reaction was swift,” said Claudia Parsons, deputy editor for enterprise. “Congressional Democrats urged insurers to end the policy immediately.”
The fourth annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism were presented in Phoenix, Arizona.