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Hidden Fee Means Doctors Must Pay to Get Paid
Doctors Must Pay for
Privilege of Getting Paid
longform
Aug 19, 2023 5:00 PM CDT

Doctors Must Pay for Privilege of Getting Paid

ProPublica takes a look at the costly fee imposed by insurers and payment processors

(Newser) - For those who complain that doctors have a knack for coming up with inventive fees, ProPublica has a shoe-on-the-other-foot narrative that illustrates the shady nature of the healthcare billing industry. It seems that most doctors have to pay a fee for the privilege of getting paid. These days, when insurers...

Much of the Appalachian Trail Isn't Where It Once Was

The 'Washington Post' examines some of the major changes to its path

(Newser) - The hikers who tackle the Appalachian Trail are anything but stationary—and as it turns out, the trail itself is anything but stationary as well. Writing for the Washington Post , Lizzie Johnson and Lauren Tierney take a fascinating dive into the continually transforming trail, which originally numbered 2,050 miles...

The Amount of Stuff We Return Is Mind-Boggling
Americans Return a
Mind-Boggling Amount of Stuff
longform
Aug 19, 2023 11:30 AM CDT

Americans Return a Mind-Boggling Amount of Stuff

'New Yorker' explores the whole new industry that has arisen to deal with it

(Newser) - More than a century ago, JC Penney pioneered the concept of no-questions-asked returns. Even so, the return rate was maybe 2%, writes David Owen in the New Yorker . In today's age of internet shopping, the return rate is closer to 20% and perhaps twice that for items of clothing....

Abducted by a Serial Killer in '81, She Finally Tells Her Story

Margy Palm opens up to 'Vanity Fair'

(Newser) - "I became friends with a serial killer," says Margy Palm. But not just any serial killer—the one who may have very well intended to kill her. Palm tells her story in detail for the first time to Julie Miller for Vanity Fair . Now 72, the San Antonio...

Shocking Find for 2 Seniors: 'My Whole Past Is Gone'

Canadian men discover they were switched at birth, now wish they'd never found out

(Newser) - Two Canadian seniors were born 67 years ago in the same small rural hospital in Arborg, Manitoba, and those babies left the maternity ward with different families, their paths seemingly destined to never cross again. Now, Richard Beauvais, a commercial fisherman in British Columbia, and Eddy Ambrose, a retired upholsterer...

He Found Secrets Under the Water. Then Came an Accusation

The 'New Yorker' profiles salvage diver Jared Leisek and his viral YouTube channel

(Newser) - Some tales of mysterious disappearances have taken an unexpected turn after family and friends seeking answers discovered "Adventures with Purpose" (AWP). Oregon-based salvage diver Jared Leisek initially filmed himself finding things like iPhones in lakes and rivers but stumbled into his mission in late 2019 thanks to a viral...

&#39;Open Secret&#39; of CPR: It&#39;s Usually Futile, Violent
'Open Secret' of CPR:
It's Usually Futile
longform
Aug 12, 2023 10:45 AM CDT

'Open Secret' of CPR: It's Usually Futile

A palliative care physician dispels some myths in the 'New Yorker'

(Newser) - A palliative care physician's in-depth look at CPR in the New Yorker may leave you thinking differently about the procedure. As depicted in the movies or on TV medical dramas, the procedure is both heroic and easy, and it almost always works, writes Sunita Puri. "But it is...

Behind Effort to Smear Cuomo Accusers: His Sister
Behind Effort
to Smear Cuomo
Accusers:
His Sister
longform
Aug 8, 2023 12:29 PM CDT

Behind Effort to Smear Cuomo Accusers: His Sister

'New York Times' describes Madeline Cuomo as 'secret hand' behind the effort

(Newser) - When then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was hit with allegations of sexual impropriety , brother Chris lost his anchor job at CNN because of his efforts to help Andrew survive the controversy. Now the New York Times is out with a lengthy account detailing how another sibling worked on behalf of...

Some Britney Spears Fans Worry She Was Never Freed

'Vulture' explores the phenomenon of 'Free Britney 2.0'

(Newser) - Remember the "Free Britney" movement? Given that Britney Spears was freed from her controversial conservatorship more than a year ago, you might think that the movement is now a relic of pop-culture history. You would be wrong. Welcome to "Free Britney 2.0," as Rebecca Jennings labels...

Imprisoned Over Huge Scam, He Insists It Was All Legal

'The Walrus' tells the story of Patrice Runner, who pitched psychic services to believers

(Newser) - As a teen, Canadian Patrice Runner was so intrigued by the power of persuasive copywriting that he set out to become one. Eventually, he was running a booming direct marketing business selling numerous schemes and self-help publications—and the abilities of a psychic, Maria Duval . As Rachel Browne writes for...

Searching for Tom Cruise, Literally


Say, Has
Anyone Seen
Tom Cruise?
longform
Jul 30, 2023 4:40 PM CDT

Say, Has Anyone Seen Tom Cruise?

Caity Weaver of the 'New York Times Magazine' tries to figure out where he lives

(Newser) - For a man who is among the best-known humans in the world, the question is surprisingly difficult to answer: Just where does Tom Cruise live? And it is the one Caity Weaver sets out to answer in a wildly entertaining piece for the New York Times Magazine . Cruise, you may...

As Climbing Tragedies Go, It Was Among the Very Worst

'Outside' revisits the 2022 avalanche that killed 29 on India's Draupadi Ka Danda II

(Newser) - On October 4, 2022 , the summit was in sight; then tragedy struck in the form of what would prove to be among the very deadliest avalanches in mountaineering history. In a lengthy piece for Outside , Anna Callaghan revisits what happened that day on India's Draupadi Ka Danda II, or...

Family: Case of Dead Hiker Was Bungled From the Start

The 'Wall Street Journal' looks at the death of Aron Christensen

(Newser) - "None of it adds up." So says the brother of Aron Christensen, who was found dead alongside a trail in Washington state's Goat Rocks Wilderness nearly a year ago. His dead puppy was by his side. Writing for the Wall Street Journal , Zusha Elinson unpacks the case....

In Nashville, 'Outlaw' Country Artists Push Back on Tradition

Alternative performers pigeonholed as 'Americana' try to break into the mainstream—but it's not easy

(Newser) - When you hear "Tennessee," it's hard not to think of "Music City"—the nickname for the state capital of Nashville, home to the Grand Ole Opry and the heart of country music. But while that may call forth visions of white dudes in cowboy boots...

12 Years Later, We're Still Dishonoring Amy Winehouse

Lisa Whittington-Hill at the Walrus contrasts Winehouse's reputation with that of Kurt Cobain

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse died 12 years ago this month at 27, done in by her addictions. The same was true of Kurt Cobain. But in a piece at the Walrus comparing the way the two are remembered, Lisa Whittington-Hill makes the case that we have done a disservice to Winehouse. To...

Reuters Accuses Tesla of Battery Range Manipulation
Reuters Accuses Tesla of
Battery Range Manipulation
investigation
Jul 28, 2023 7:53 AM CDT

Reuters Accuses Tesla of Battery Range Manipulation

Report alleges 'Diversion Team' was formed to deal with battery range complaints

(Newser) - A lengthy investigation by Reuters alleges that Tesla's batteries haven't always had the range the company touts—and that the company in 2022 put together a special team whose job was to try to convince drivers seeking service on their batteries to cancel those appointments. Neither Tesla nor...

For Members of This Family, Destiny Is a Coin Flip
In This Family, Destiny
Is a Flip of the Coin
longform
Jul 23, 2023 4:20 PM CDT

In This Family, Destiny Is a Flip of the Coin

All have a 50-50 chance of early dementia diagnosis, as do their children

(Newser) - It was Barb, the youngest in a Pittsburgh family of nine, who first suspected something had gone genetically haywire in her family. As Robert Kolker explains in a New York Times Magazine story, she watched as her mother seemed to unravel mentally at a relatively early age, then sisters Christy...

For Him, the 'Lottery' Is an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

'Garden & Gun' profiles Bobby Harrison and his decades-long quest

(Newser) - "To win the lottery, you've got to buy a ticket," says Bobby Harrison. In Harrison's case, winning the lottery equates to spotting an ivory-billed woodpecker. And buying the ticket equates to getting in his canoe and mucking about the swamps of eastern Arkansas, which he has...

He Gave Up the NFL for Pokemon Cards
He Gave Up the NFL
for Pokemon Cards
longform
Jul 16, 2023 10:05 AM CDT

He Gave Up the NFL for Pokemon Cards

And as Zak Keefer of the Athletic reports, the move has paid off for Blake Martinez

(Newser) - To get to the heart of this story, you'll need to unpack the following sentence: "Blake brings the same level of hype he had sacking a quarterback when he pulls a Charizard from a pack." The quote is from an exec at Whatnot, a platform where collectibles...

Greta Gerwig&#39;s &#39;113-Minute Love Letter to Barbie&#39;


Greta Gerwig's
'113-Minute
Love Letter
to Barbie'
LONGFORM
Jul 16, 2023 8:55 AM CDT

Greta Gerwig's '113-Minute Love Letter to Barbie'

Willa Paskin takes a deep dive into the director's complicated tribute to the iconic Mattel doll

(Newser) - Greta Gerwig has wondered more than once why Mattel, Warner Bros., and the producers of her upcoming Barbie movie gave her free rein to put her unusual live-action spin on the iconic doll. In her piece on the 39-year-old director for the New York Times , Willa Paskin notes that "...

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