Max Blau (maxblau.bsky.social)

Investigative reporter with @ProPublica's South bureau, covering health care, public health, and the environment. Find me at

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@propublica Here's a link to the original story: https://t.co/L0ndH2mRyr

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If you haven't had the chance to read @propublica's story about Congressman Mike Collins — who's running for U.S. Senate in Georgia — you can check out a video recap of our story here. #gapol https://t.co/voEy7DFxDl

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Over the past 25 years, crashes involving truckers for Georgia U.S. Rep. Mike Collins' business killed five people and injured more than 50 people, according to federal data, court filings, plaintiffs' attorneys and police records. https://t.co/0j5iSM4ujr

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Mike Collins says foreign truckers make roads unsafe. His own truckers harmed motorists. https://t.co/3vCPJLHdxC

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New: Mike Collins, a congressman from Georgia, wants to take away commercial driver’s licenses from noncitizens. Over the past 25 years, truckers for his businesses have been involved in crashes that killed five people and injured more than 50 people. https://t.co/lgLBssROF2

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A U.S. Senate candidate says foreign truckers are making America’s roads unsafe. His own truckers have caused harm. My latest for @propublica, w/ @jmdjacobs: https://t.co/L0ndH2mRyr #gapol

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For more of @ProPublica's reporting on the ways insurers interfere with mental health care benefits, check out our 2024 series, America's Mental Barrier. https://t.co/spEkRz9wbI

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EmblemHealth, one of New York's largest health insurers, has agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement for failing to fix errors in its provider directory. You can read more about the settlement over at @ProPublica: https://t.co/jvrLdJtNaX

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A spokesperson said @EmblemHealth does “not admit” to the state attorney general's findings but agreed to settle “to avoid time-consuming litigation.” The spokesperson added the insurer has “focused on taking immediate steps to further support our members' access to care.”

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The dramatic rise of farm labor contractors has led to rampant abuses. For the latest story in my @propublica series on the H-2A visa program, I've looked into some of the reasons why regulators have failed to stop foreign farmworkers from getting harmed: https://t.co/bw8ANaAJxe

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The lawsuit cites @propublica's reporting on provider directory errors and how insurers have driven mental health providers to quit their networks. You can read all of our past coverage on the ways insurers interfere with mental health care here: https://t.co/spEkRz9wbI

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A new lawsuit alleges that an insurer’s ghost network hindered New York City employees from accessing the mental health care they sought — and harmed the reputation of psychiatrists wrongly listed as being in-network. My latest for @propublica: https://t.co/jcExR1hP4E

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New: Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining. https://t.co/eSPIjit2iQ

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Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers who are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.

My latest for @Propublica takes a closer look: https://t.co/oeThPV9YEl

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¿Cómo la visa para trabajadores agrícolas H-2A puede convertirse en pesadilla? Explican @MaxBlau y @zaydee_s con @propublica a @dparramejia @CityLimitsNews y @limites_una y a @JesusGar @eldiariony
@AnaMariaCarrano de @factchequeado con Tylenol y autismo
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I spoke with @sundaylongread for their podcast, which was recorded live in front of the MFA students of @UGAGrady. We chatted about how I reported on ghost networks for @propublica's "America's Mental Barrier" series.

Listen here: https://t.co/8zJR3Zs1uB