Topic: Health Care

News Roundup: A Web of (Big) Lies

September 10, 2021
As lawmakers in various states move forward with their own sham election investigations, a web of familiar voter-fraud conspiracists have been linking up to promote the Big Lie.

NY DOCCS Records Released in Response to Request for Assessments of Risk to Correctional Facilities Related to the Coronavirus Outbreak

August 31, 2021
Records released by New York State Department of Corrections Services in response to American Oversight’s request for assessments of risk to correctional facilities related to the coronavirus outbreak.

DHS Records Released in Response to Request for Covid-19 Medical Supplies Distribution Protocols

August 24, 2021
Records released by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in response to American Oversight’s request and litigation for records — such as processes, protocols, and policies — for the distribution of Covid-19 medical supplies and personal protection equipment, including ventilators and diagnostic tools.

Covid-19 Oversight News: Soaring Hospitalizations, Booster Shots, and Full Approval for Pfizer Vaccine

August 24, 2021
For the latest news on the pandemic, as well as updates on various oversight investigations, sign up for our bi-weekly Covid-19 Oversight News email.

News Roundup: Victories for Transparency and Preparations for Disinformation

August 20, 2021
As the "audit" has dragged on for months, the Arizona Senate has resisted transparency about the operation.

News Roundup: Warming Planet, Surging Pandemic, and Election-Undermining Reviews

August 13, 2021
It's been a busy news week, from the fast-growing U.S. surge in Covid-19 cases and the new "code red" report on global warming to news about efforts past and present to undermine the 2020 presidential election.

News Roundup: The Resurgent Pandemic and Partisan Election Reviews

July 29, 2021
The Delta variant's spread across the U.S. has created a pandemic of the unvaccinated and, like many aspects of the past year and a half, one that each state is experiencing differently.

Records Reveal Private-Sector Pandemic Requests from Spring 2020

July 28, 2021
In these records, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin exchanged emails with top executives at large corporations, including General Electric and Ford.

In the Documents: The Pandemic in Florida GEO Group Prisons

July 28, 2021
New documents reveal how the private prison contractor reacted to the pandemic in its early days last spring

Early Pandemic Confusion at Federal and State Health Agencies

July 28, 2021
During the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal government's frequent lack of clarity and the absence of a clear leadership structure hampered health agencies' and state officials' response to the crisis. American Oversight is investigating the coordination problems that beset federal and local health departments during the spring of 2020.