Arterial Motives

The Big Business of Clogged Arteries

Millions of Americans suffer from clogged arteries. But doctors have dangerous incentives to perform excessive and risky procedures.

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More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds

by Annie Waldman

May 29, 2026, 6:00 am EDT

Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans

by Annie Waldman

February 18, 2023, 5:00 am EST

14 stories published since 2023

This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”

by Annie Waldman

December 12, 2023, 5:10 am EST
How ProPublica and CareSet Investigated the Overuse of Vascular Procedures

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet

December 12, 2023, 5:05 am EST
Thousands of Patients May Be Undergoing Vascular Procedures Too Soon or Unnecessarily

by Annie Waldman, ProPublica, with data analysis by Alma Trotter and Fred Trotter, CareSet

December 12, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Unstoppable: This Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level of Government. How Is He Still Practicing?

by Annie Waldman

August 9, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
¿Tiene una arteria bloqueada en la pierna? Esto es lo que debe saber.

por Annie Waldman

July 19, 2023, 7:15 am EDT
¿Tiene experiencia con la enfermedad arterial periférica? ¿Ha tenido un procedimiento en su pierna? Cuéntenos al respecto.

por Annie Waldman y Maya Miller

July 19, 2023, 7:10 am EDT
Cenas con bistec, representantes de ventas y procedimientos riesgosos: Dentro del gran negocio de las arterias obstruidas

por Annie Waldman

July 19, 2023, 7:05 am EDT
En el “salvaje oeste” de la atención vascular ambulatoria, los médicos pueden obtener grandes pagos a medida que los pacientes arriesgan la vida y las extremidades

por Annie Waldman

July 19, 2023, 7:00 am EDT
Blocked Artery in Your Leg? Here’s What You Should Know.

by Annie Waldman

June 30, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
In the “Wild West” of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb

by Annie Waldman

May 24, 2023, 5:00 am EDT
Do You Have Experience With Peripheral Artery Disease? Have You Had a Procedure on Your Leg? Tell Us About It.

by Annie Waldman and Maya Miller

February 16, 2023, 5:05 am EST
Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries

by Annie Waldman

February 16, 2023, 5:00 am EST

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More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds

Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans

This Researcher Warned of Unnecessary, Risky Vascular Procedures. She Was Called a “Nazi” and Accused of “Fratricide.”

How ProPublica and CareSet Investigated the Overuse of Vascular Procedures

Thousands of Patients May Be Undergoing Vascular Procedures Too Soon or Unnecessarily

Unstoppable: This Doctor Has Been Investigated at Every Level of Government. How Is He Still Practicing?

¿Tiene una arteria bloqueada en la pierna? Esto es lo que debe saber.

¿Tiene experiencia con la enfermedad arterial periférica? ¿Ha tenido un procedimiento en su pierna? Cuéntenos al respecto.

Cenas con bistec, representantes de ventas y procedimientos riesgosos: Dentro del gran negocio de las arterias obstruidas

En el “salvaje oeste” de la atención vascular ambulatoria, los médicos pueden obtener grandes pagos a medida que los pacientes arriesgan la vida y las extremidades

Blocked Artery in Your Leg? Here’s What You Should Know.

In the “Wild West” of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb

Do You Have Experience With Peripheral Artery Disease? Have You Had a Procedure on Your Leg? Tell Us About It.

Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries

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