James Trouffle

Health-related investigations won both top spots in the Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Reporting this year. The awards, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Business Journalism, judge stories based on “investigative enterprise, strong business theme, writing style, clarity and impact. Reuters’ Murray Waas took the top spot for “Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Dropped by Insurer (PDF),” a four-month investigation of WellPoint’s rescission algorithm.

The Silver Award, meanwhile, went to AHCJ member John Fauber, of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, for “Side Effects: Money, Medicine and Patients". Murray Waas also won an award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, or SABEW, for his investigative reporting and investigative journalism for the very same stories.