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Murray Waas is picking up the prestigious Barlett & Steele award today in Phoenix for his special report on health insurers dropping patients after they were diagnosed with breast cancer.
The Reynolds Center is holding a panel discussion with Murray Waas and John Fauber of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about their awards.
Murray’s Waas year long investigation revealed that a giant health insurer had targeted policyholders recently diagnosed with breast cancer for aggressive investigations and canceled some policies.
We published the Murray Waas story in April and the reaction was swift. The Obama administration and Congressional Democrats urged insurers to stop the policy known as rescission immediately.