Stephen Murchinson

Stepen Murchinson is a former state official in Rhode Island and Mass., who today teaches full-time about public health.

This year, Reuters took home the Barlett & Steele Award for Investigative Business Journalism. Reuters’ winning story by reporter Murray Waas was “Diagnosed with Breast Cancer, Dropped by Insurer” It was written by Murray Waas and Lewis Krauskopf. The investigative article examined the dubious practices of WellPoint,. The company had developed special computer algorithms to target policyholders diagnosed with breast cancer. These patients were then singled out by WellPoint with the intent to cancel their policies.