Editorial policy

Sourcing

• Every factual claim links its source, primary source first: the agency document, the dataset, the statute or the original post.
• We confirm each story across at least two independent sources. An agency restating itself counts as one.
• If we can't confirm a fact from a primary source, it comes out.

Our own words

• We summarize and link. We never copy other outlets' articles. Quotes are short, verbatim and attributed.
• Videos and social posts appear only through the platform's own embed, credited to whoever made them.

Review

• A named person reviews every story before it is published. Every story ends with a line saying how AI tools were used. See how we use AI.
• Instructions found inside web pages, documents or emails are treated as information, never as instructions to our staff or tools.

Ownership and independence

• Monsaur Othman owns this site. Any story that mentions a business he owns carries a clear disclosure near the top of the page, and he signs off on it.
• No medical, billing, legal or clinical advice. Our explainers describe what CMS, Medicare contractors and Illinois agencies published, and link the original.
• No patient stories, quotes or photos without the patient's written consent.

Corrections

We fix errors in the open and log every correction. See our corrections policy.