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Listen: India Gives Opioid Makers A Huge And Growing New Market

September 5, 2019

KHN’s Sarah Varney discussed opioid painkillers in India with NPR’s Rachel Martin on “Morning Edition” Thursday.

Health Workers Resort To Etsy, Learning Chinese, Shady Deals To Find Safety Gear

By Eli Cahan and Sarah Varney June 12, 2020

The shortages are so dire that nursing homes and other health centers are going to extraordinary lengths for masks, gowns and essential materials.

Readers and Tweeters Grapple With COVID Therapies and Forecasts

September 14, 2020

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

Federally Funded Obria Prescribes Abstinence To Stop The Spread Of STDs

By Sarah Varney October 4, 2019

Obria, a Christian medical chain, was awarded federal family planning funds for its California clinics for the first time this year. Clinics receiving Title X funds are expected to treat and prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Obria’s prohibition against condoms means its prevention efforts rest on abstinence, even as STD rates surge.

5 Takeaways From Court Arguments On Trump’s New Abortion Referral Rule

By Sarah Varney September 25, 2019

The legal fight over the Trump administration’s new rule barring health clinics that receive federal family planning grants from referring women for abortion services played out before a divided federal appeals court Monday. Here are key takeaways.

Watch: Trump-Pence Policy Shift Makes Birth Control Harder To Get

August 20, 2019

The Trump administration’s policy shift on Title X family planning funds is likely to make birth control harder to get and more expensive for low-income women. It will also shift funds from organizations like Planned Parenthood to the Obria Group, which does not give women hormonal contraceptives or condoms in its clinics.

Watch: High Cost Of Insulin Sends Americans To Canada To Stock Up

By Sarah Varney July 10, 2019

KHN, in collaboration with PBS NewsHour, reports on the skyrocketing cost of insulin — and the trend’s deadly consequences. The price in the U.S. nearly doubled from 2012 to 2016, prompting some patients and activists to travel to Canada, where insulin can be 90% cheaper.

In India’s Slums, ‘Painkillers Are Part Of The Daily Routine’

By Sarah Varney August 29, 2019

As the Indian government reluctantly loosens its prescription opioid laws after decades of lobbying by palliative care advocates desperate to ease their patients’ pain, the nation’s sprawling, cash-fed health care system is ripe for misuse.

Beset By Lawsuits And Criticism In U.S., Opioid Makers Eye New Market In India

By Sarah Varney August 28, 2019

What began in India as a populist movement to bring inexpensive morphine to the diseased and dying poor has paved the way for a booming pain management industry. Now, new customers are being funneled to U.S. drugmakers bedeviled by a government crackdown back home.

Inspectores pintan color de rosa a los centros de detención, pero no las auditorías

By Sarah Varney July 29, 2019

Una revisión realizada por Kaiser Health News de miles de páginas de informes de inspecciones realizadas entre 2007 y 2019 revela patrones inquietantes en las auditorías de Nakamoto Group.

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