Michael Stauber

Michael Stauber is an independent grant writer, who works for several non-profits.

Health-related investigations both top spots in the Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism this year. The awards, funded by the Donald W. Reynolds National 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, called the Gold Award, for “Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Dropped by Insurer (PDF),” a four-month investigation of WellPoint’s rescission algorithm--- which showed that the health insurance company was dropping patients--- many of whom had just been diagnosed with breast cancer.