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Listen: Disrupted Lives, Delayed Care And A Revised Death Toll In Puerto Rico

June 4, 2018

Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney, who has seen firsthand how devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria has harmed residents of Puerto Rico, discusses the new statistics on the number who perished in the storm.

In A Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Hope Ebbs And Health Suffers

By Sarah Varney April 19, 2018

More than six months after Hurricane Maria, daily life in Castañer, Puerto Rico, is nowhere close to normal as residents try to deal with the effects of trauma, chronic stress and the continued lack of electricity.

En Puerto Rico, sobrevivientes del huracán María enfrentan la soledad y la depresión

By Sarah Varney May 10, 2018

La tasa de suicidos aumentó dramáticamente en la isla desde que el huracán María impactó en septiembre pasado.

Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide

By Sarah Varney May 10, 2018

More than six months ago, Hurricane Maria upended routines and shuttered services on the island leading to a sense of despair and isolation, especially among older people.

Time’s Running Out: The Frail In Puerto Rico Face End Of Hurricane Relief Programs

By Sarah Varney March 30, 2018

Some of the safety-net programs set up after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico are being disbanded.

For One Father And Son In Puerto Rico, Hurricane Maria’s Cloud Has Not Lifted

By Sarah Varney March 23, 2018

The deadly storm turned a health challenge into a full-blown medical crisis for one young man with unconfirmed multiple sclerosis. And still he waits to see a neurologist.

Los más frágiles en Puerto Rico enfrentan el final de la ayuda por el huracán

By Sarah Varney March 30, 2018

Como Ausberto Maldonado, miles en la isla que sufren condiciones crónicas, y casi no tienen alimentos y medicinas, sienten que la crisis económica es tanto o más amenazante que el huracán María.

En Puerto Rico, la pesadilla del huracán María no terminó para este padre y su hijo

By Sarah Varney March 23, 2018

Osvaldo Daniel Martínez tiene síntomas de esclerosis múltiple, pero todavía no ha podido tener un diagnóstico oficial porque no consiguen cita con un neurólogo.

La otra crisis de Puerto Rico: más de un millón en riesgo por recortes a Medicaid

By Sarah Varney and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez August 6, 2018

La isla, que todavía está recuperándose de las tormentas de 2017, sufrirá un nuevo revés sanitario: fuertes recortes a Medicaid pueden impactar en la atención médica de los más vulnerables.

In Weary Post-Storm Puerto Rico, Medicaid Cutbacks Bode New Ills

By Sarah Varney and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez August 6, 2018

The island’s government must squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, part of the U.S. territory’s agreement with the federal government as Puerto Rico claws its way back from fiscal oblivion. Experts warn such drastic cuts defy actuarial science.

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