Tony Cook
Investigative Reporter at IndyStar
Investigative reporter @IndyStar. "The country I come from is called the Midwest." Cincy native. Alum: Purdue MFA, Las Vegas Sun, Toledo Blade.
Articles
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1 month ago |
shelbynews.com | Tony Cook
County-owned hospitals in Indiana have diverted away more than $2.5 billion in Medicaid money intended to provide care at nursing homes, leaving sick and elderly residents to languish in some of the most poorly staffed facilities in America, according to new financial data obtained by IndyStar.
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1 month ago |
southbendtribune.com | Tony Cook
New data obtained by IndyStar through a public records lawsuit reveals the fullest picture yet of Indiana's secretive Medicaid financing scheme. Public hospitals kept nearly half of the $5.6 billion their nursing homes generated in extra Medicaid payments. Indiana's nursing homes, meanwhile, rank 50th in the nation for total nurse staffing.
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1 month ago |
indystar.com | Tony Cook
Indiana receives billions of dollars in extra nursing home Medicaid paymentsEven with Medicaid under scrutiny from the White House to the Statehouse, there doesn't appear to be much appetite for reforming Indiana's controversial programIt's a Medicaid program that diverts billions of dollars away from nursing homes it is supposed to benefit. It operates with little transparency. And it has been associated with allegations of rampant fraud.
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1 month ago |
indystar.com | Tony Cook
New data obtained by IndyStar through a public records lawsuit reveals the fullest picture yet of Indiana's secretive Medicaid financing scheme. Public hospitals kept nearly half of the $5.6 billion their nursing homes generated in extra Medicaid payments. Indiana's nursing homes, meanwhile, rank 50th in the nation for total nurse staffing.
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1 month ago |
southbendtribune.com | Tony Cook
The Indiana House approved a bill that would allow payday lenders to loan up to $5,000 at rates as high as 149%. Such loans would be considered felony loan sharking under current Indiana law. Payday lenders have hired lobbyists with ties to Gov. Mike Braun to push the billIndiana lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow payday lenders to issue loans at rates currently considered criminal loan sharking.
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