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Tackling Patients’ Social Problems Can Cut Health Costs

By Sarah Varney January 23, 2017

Intense, “high touch” care that focuses on housing as well as health care brings down medical costs for the most expensive patients. But it’s been hard to replicate successful programs.

Californians Speak After GOP’s Obamacare Repeal Attempt Falls Flat

By California Healthline and KFF Health News staff March 27, 2017

From a Democratic governor in the Capitol to a mother of seven on Medi-Cal in the unsung town of Dinuba, 13 Californians react to the surprising news that the Affordable Care Act is alive and kicking.

Obama’s Health Care Legacy: A Landmark Becomes A Question Mark

By Sarah Varney January 10, 2017

President Barack Obama succeeded where many other presidents failed, but now the fate of the Affordable Care Act rests with President-elect Donald Trump.

Medicaid Is Balm And Benefit For Victims Of Gun Violence

By Sarah Varney December 6, 2016

Young men injured by gunshot wounds often lacked insurance and went for years without proper follow-up care. The health law’s Medicaid expansion, in doubt since the election, changed that in many of the states with the most gun violence.

In Arizona, Health Law’s Gains And Losses Play In Presidential Race

By Sarah Varney September 23, 2016

Clinton has offered detailed plans to preserve and expand the law, while Trump has vowed to “repeal and replace Obamacare so quickly.”

As The For-Profit World Moves Into An Elder Care Program, Some Worry

By Sarah Varney August 24, 2016

PACE, a little-known Medicare program that helps keep older people in their own homes, is allowing for-profit companies in. Tech and venture capital have expressed interest.

Refugees’ Needs in U.S. Change As World’s Conflicts Shift

By Sarah Varney August 10, 2016

Syrian and Iraqi refugees arrive with decidedly different medical and mental health needs than other waves of refugees.

Cities Begin To Count The Scars Of Childhood, And Try To Prevent The Damage

By Sarah Varney April 21, 2016

A class action lawsuit in Los Angeles and a task force in Memphis both try to counter the “adverse childhood events” that impair health and well-being.

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