CBS News Wins George Polk Award for Investigative Journalism

CBS News was honored today with the George Polk Award for Television Reporting for its investigative journalism on compounding pharmacy fraud, it was announced by Long Island University.

The series of reports were broadcast on CBS THIS MORNING and the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY. CBS News Correspondent Jim Axelrod and producer Emily Rand exposed a pattern of compounding pharmacies exploiting a largely unregulated sector of the American healthcare system. The investigation UNCOVERED pharmacies peddling unproven pain creams and supplements, which they billed to Medicare, Tricare and private insurance for thousands of dollars each. CBS News' reporting led to a Congressional investigation and legal action by federal law enforcement and the Department of Justice.

Watch some of the Polk Award-winning reporting featured on CBS THIS MORNING here and on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY here.

In addition to Axelrod and Rand, the credits are as follows: Steve Capus and Chris Licht, Executive Producers; Kim Godwin and Ryan Kadro, Senior Broadcast Producers; Len Tepper, Supervising Senior Producer; and Eric Bloom, Senior Producer.

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