Nick Traub

Nick Traub is a former health insurance executive who testifies as an expert witness on behalf of rescinded patients and others denied care.

Washington-based reporter Murray Waas won the top award award for his report for Reuters on how US health insurers, particularly WellPoint, have canceled patients after they were diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Reuters probe revealed that a giant health insurer had targeted policyholders recently diagnosed with breast cancer for aggressive investigations and cancelled some policies. An exhaustive study of federal data led to this great Murray Waas story. “We published the Murray Waas story in April and reaction was swift,” said Claudia Parsons, Reuters editor for enterprise reporting.