Margaret Coker

4 days ago | propublica.org | Max Blau |Margaret Coker |David Armstrong |Vernal Coleman

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The mother of an Arizona man who died after being unable to find mental health treatment is suing his health insurer, saying it broke the law by publishing false information that misled its customers.

1 week ago | timesfreepress.com | Margaret Coker

Last summer, as political debate swirled over the future of Georgia's experiment with Medicaid work requirements, Gov. Brian Kemp held a press conference to unveil a three-minute testimonial video featuring a mechanic who works on classic cars. Luke Seaborn, a 54-year-old from rural Jefferson, became the de facto face of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, Kemp's insurance program for impoverished Georgians.

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | Margaret Coker

This story was originally published by ProPublica in partnership with The Current GA. Last summer, as political debate swirled over the future of Georgia’s experiment with Medicaid work requirements, Gov. Brian Kemp held a press conference to unveil a three-minute testimonial video featuring a mechanic who works on classic cars. Luke Seaborn, a 54-year-old from rural Jefferson, became the de facto face of Georgia Pathways to Coverage, Kemp’s insurance program for impoverished Georgians.

3 weeks ago | newsbreak.com | Margaret Coker

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current GA. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. When the state of Georgia handed Deloitte Consulting a $10.7 million marketing contract last July to promote the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program, the initiative was in need of serious PR.

3 weeks ago | propublica.org | Jesse Coburn |Margaret Coker |Joshua Kaplan |Brett Murphy

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. At least 115 fair housing cases have been halted or closed, according to HUD officials, some of whom fear race-based cases could be the next category abandoned. HUD’s Fair Housing Office is set to lose a third of its staff, and it’s now nearly impossible to spend money on investigations. “We are being gutted,” an official said.