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Watch: Behind The Troubling Rise Of Uninsured American Kids

By Sarah Varney January 3, 2020

Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Sarah Varney and PBS NewsHour producer Jason Kane report from Tennessee, where the rate of uninsured kids has soared.

One-On-One With Trump’s Medicare And Medicaid Chief: Seema Verma

By Sarah Varney January 3, 2020

Seema Verma, the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, sat down for a rare interview with KHN senior correspondent Sarah Varney. They discuss her views on President Donald Trump’s plan for sustaining public health insurance programs, how the administration would respond if Obamacare is struck down by the courts in the future and her thoughts on how the latest “Medicare for All” proposals would affect innovation and access to care.

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.

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.

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.

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