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Updates & Changelog

A timeline of new features, data releases, and investigations.

February 21, 2026 — Evening

MajorEnhancement

Major Platform Update

Added investigation disclaimers, unified provider database (2,938 providers), ML fraud model integration (500 AI-flagged providers), dynamic OG images, 64 investigation articles.

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February 21, 2026

AI/MLMajor

AI Fraud Detection Model v2

Trained on 2,198 confirmed fraudsters, analyzed 1.72M providers, flagged 500 high-risk. Our ML model now combines anomaly detection, peer comparison, and known-fraud pattern matching for the most comprehensive risk scoring in Medicare transparency.

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Investigations

4 New Investigation Articles Published

New deep dives into Medicare billing anomalies, including AI-flagged provider clusters and emerging fraud patterns identified by our v2 model.

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AI/MLEnhancement

Provider Pages Upgraded with AI Risk Assessment

Every provider page now features ML-powered risk scores, anomaly breakdowns, and peer comparison charts. See exactly why a provider was flagged.

FraudNew Section

Fraud Analysis Section Launched

8 fraud pages including upcoding detection, COVID test tracker, wound care watchlist, impossible numbers analysis, deep-dive profiles, and the fraud reporting hub.

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Investigations

3 Investigation Articles

Published "The COVID Test Gold Rush," "The Wound Care Industrial Complex," and "The Impossible Doctors" — deep dives into the most egregious billing patterns in Medicare.

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Enhancement

Provider Pages Enhanced

Provider profiles now include fraud risk badges, services-per-day warnings, and a similar providers comparison section.

February 20, 2026

Analysis

5 New Analysis Pages

Place of Service, Geographic Spending, Cost Adjustment, Payment Gap, and Utilization analysis pages — new ways to explore Medicare data.

Investigations

Wave 1 Articles — 8 Investigations Published

Our first wave of data-driven investigations covering markup patterns, specialty spending, geographic variation, and more.

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February 19, 2026

Launch

Site Launched

OpenMedicare goes live with 2,003 provider profiles, 500 procedure pages, 61 state pages, 105 specialty breakdowns, and full search.

Data

Initial Data Processing Complete

96 million rows of CMS Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment data (2014-2023) processed, analyzed, and loaded.