Top-Level Figure Skating Judges Consistently Favor Skaters From Their Home Countries. Now Many Of Those Judges Are At The Olympics.
At the top levels of the sport, judges give higher marks to figure skaters from their own countries, a BuzzFeed News data analysis has shown — in some cases, affecting the final results. And 16 of the judges who most consistently gave a boost to their own country’s skaters will be in Pyeongchang this week, deciding the course of Olympic history.
How a Giant Psychiatric Hospital Company Tried To Spin Us — And Silence Its Staff
A $100,000 crisis PR plan. An employee fired for supposedly speaking to a reporter. Another employee sued for allegedly leaking internal surveillance videos. Inside the war room of America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain as it responded to our two-year investigation.
Sen. Chuck Grassley Calls For New Probe Into UHS
The Republican senator from Iowa warned of "an alarming pattern of conduct" at the large for-profit hospital chain, which has been the subject of a two-year BuzzFeed News investigation.
Lawmakers Slam Violence At UHS Hospital In Alabama
Their criticism follows a BuzzFeed News investigation that showed staff members assaulting young patients.
Videos Show UHS Hospital Staff Assaulting Young Patients
It was supposed to be a refuge for troubled adolescents and foster kids who had run out of other options. But at Hill Crest Behavioral Health — part of UHS, America's largest psychiatric hospital chain — a culture of violence flourished. Internal videos show staff members beating and dragging their young patients. And many say the worst abuses happened beyond any camera’s view. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
After Troubled Psychiatric Hospital Company Conducts "In-Depth Interviews," Two Nurses Retract Statements Detailing Fraud
The nurses told BuzzFeed News how doctors they worked with kept patients locked up to collect insurance money. Now UHS says it has concluded that the women were not “in a position to speak with knowledge or understanding,” and has circulated their signed apologies.
These Americans Were Tricked Into Working For Russia. They Say They Had No Idea.
BuzzFeed News spoke to four people who organized black rights protests and taught self-defense classes after being contacted by Russian trolls pretending to be US activists.
Psych Hospital At The Center Of BuzzFeed News Investigation Will Lose State Funding
BuzzFeed News revealed frequent violence and dangerous staff practices at Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health. Now Oklahoma has notified the hospital it will no longer send young patients there and will soon end its Medicaid funding.
UHS Hospital Poses “Immediate Threat To Life,” Accreditor Says
Following Sen. Chuck Grassley’s demand for answers, Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health’s accreditation is now in question.
The FBI And Defense Department Are Investigating America's Biggest Psychiatric Hospital Chain
At least three federal agencies are investigating whether the psychiatric hospital giant UHS held patients longer than medically necessary to maximize profits, a claim UHS denies.
Sen. Grassley Turns Up The Heat On Nation's Largest Psychiatric Chain
The influential Republican wants answers about the nation’s largest chain of psychiatric hospitals, which has been the subject of an ongoing BuzzFeed News investigation.
Oklahoma Governor And Senator Want Troubled Youth Psych Facility Investigated
Governor Mary Fallin and Senator Jim Inhofe have called on authorities to get to the bottom of any problems at an Oklahoma psychiatric hospital investigated by BuzzFeed News. Based partly on internal surveillance video, that investigation found that Shadow Mountain Behavioral Health suffered frequent violence and understaffing. The facility is owned by America’s largest psychiatric hospital chain, UHS, many of whose hospitals are under federal investigation.
Videos Show The Dark Side Of Shadow Mountain Youth Psych Facility
A psychiatric hospital and its director that are under state investigation. Riots that end with pepper spray. Staff who can’t begin to contain the violence. And patients as young as 5. Secret videos show the dark side of Shadow Mountain.
How Trump's Refugee Ban Turned U.S. Airports Into Protest Zones
From JFK to LAX, people joined the demonstration to support Muslims who've been shut out of the United States. "It's like you're waking up from a bad dream."
How A 6-Year-Old Got Locked On A Psych Ward
His mother said the boy had merely thrown a tantrum. But a hospital owned by America’s largest psychiatric chain, UHS, held him for three days — and filed a court petition to keep him even longer. While in the hospital, the child suffered a bloody nose and was locked in a seclusion room in the middle of the night.
UHS Investigation To Stay Under Wraps, Says Inspector General
A BuzzFeed News story prompted a senator to demand answers, but the Department of Health and Human Services says it can’t discuss ongoing matters.
Lawmakers Sound Alarms On UHS Psychiatric Hospitals
In response to a BuzzFeed News Investigation, Elizabeth Warren, Charles Grassley, and Joe Kennedy demand answers.
UHS Near You
BuzzFeed News investigated Universal Health Services, America’s largest psychiatric chain. Here is a list of the company’s U.S. psychiatric hospitals.
“What The Fuck Just Happened?”
Lock them in. Bill their insurer. Kick them out. How scores of employees and patients say America’s largest psychiatric chain turns patients into profits.
Protests Spark In US Cities After Shocking Trump Victory
Protests broke out in US cities, starting on the West Coast, after Trump was elected president.
Trump’s New York Golf Course Seeks Foreign Workers
Trump National Golf Course told the Department of Labor there just weren’t enough American servers to hire
People Are Mad They Missed The Nevada Caucuses Because They Had To Work
Work schedules and long lines kept some voters from helping to choose a candidate.
America Ferrera Said She Wants To Netflix And Chill With Hillary Clinton
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas