• Skyrocketing cost of insulin pushes Americans to buy drug in Canada

    Skyrocketing cost of insulin pushes Americans to buy drug in Canada

    Jul 05, 2019 10:35 PM EDT

    Quinn Nystrom: I don't think anybody on this bus would have chosen to go on an 817-mile ride today, but we're being forced to do this because we're in a crisis in America. Sarah Varney: In statements to the "NewsHour" and in public testimony, Eli Lilly ...

  • Democrat-led cities and states move toward universal health care on their own terms

    Democrat-led cities and states move toward universal health care on their own terms

    Feb 13, 2019 11:30 PM EDT

    ... And there aren't very many politicians from any party who want to be raising taxes at the rate of our current health care inflation. Sarah Varney: Fifteen percent every year, 18 percent. Peter Shumlin: So, 15, 12. Can you imagine the politicians going, hey, this is fun? Sarah Varney ...

  • How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control

    How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control

    Sep 21, 2018 10:30 PM EDT

    ... in. We're all for it. Sarah Varney: But exactly what comprehensive means and the care women can receive at Title X clinics will likely be decided by the Trump administration in the coming months.For the "PBS NewsHour" and Kaiser Health News, I'm Sarah Varney in McAllen, Texas.

  • Sick Puerto Ricans are facing long waits to see the doctor

    Sick Puerto Ricans are facing long waits to see the doctor

    Jul 17, 2018 10:30 PM EDT

    ... to be many hurricanes. Come at us. Let them come, because we're going to stay here.Sarah Varney: So they're heading across the island to San Juan to find a doctor there. For the "PBS NewsHour" and Kaiser Health News, I'm Sarah Varney in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

  • Amid new hurricane season, Maria still taking a toll on Puerto Rico’s elderly

    Amid new hurricane season, Maria still taking a toll on Puerto Rico’s elderly

    Jul 11, 2018 10:25 PM EDT

    ... it was evident to everyone's eyes. So, this is a call for help. We need more funds. We need more ways to help them. Sarah Varney: With hurricane season under way here, many Puerto Ricans are anxious and afraid. They are still repairing power lines and roofs, and still ...

  • Chaotic and unending recovery after Hurricane Maria leads to far more dead than official government estimates

    Chaotic and unending recovery after Hurricane Maria leads to far more dead than official government estimates

    May 29, 2018 10:45 PM EDT

    ... back out. So people are still very skittish and very anxious, especially as we head into hurricane season, just starting this Friday, June 1.Judy Woodruff: Such a tough story. Sarah Varney with Kaiser Health News reporting for the "NewsHour," thank you, Sarah. Sarah Varney: Oh, my pleasure. Thank you.

  • Indiana Medicaid work requirements fuel worries for the poor

    Indiana Medicaid work requirements fuel worries for the poor

    Feb 13, 2018 11:20 PM EDT

    Rep. Ed Clere: Right. I think we have to be concerned about that and we need to be realistic. What it's going to cost to administer this? Sarah Varney: Clere says those added administrative costs will pull money away from medical care. And although he supports the work requirements ...

  • Why Maine's governor and voters are in a fight over Medicaid expansion

    Why Maine's governor and voters are in a fight over Medicaid expansion

    Dec 28, 2017 11:40 PM EDT

    Chris Hastedt: So, this one's from Virginia. "Greetings from Virginia. Thanks, y'all, for your efforts. The majority of voters in Maine have resoundingly approved expanding Medicaid for 70,000 low-income people. Wahoo!" Sarah Varney: And advocates in many other red states that refused to expand Medicaid are ...

  • Maine voted to expand Medicaid. Will the governor stand in the way?

    Maine voted to expand Medicaid. Will the governor stand in the way?

    Dec 28, 2017 09:59 PM EDT

    ... according to the Bangor Daily News. “I don’t believe for one minute that health care is a right,” LePage told PBS NewsHour special correspondent Sarah Varney. “In my lifetime, I’ve made health care a priority for myself and my family.” Throughout his political career, LePage has been an ...

  • Giving poor families more choices in where to live can greatly improve health

    Giving poor families more choices in where to live can greatly improve health

    Dec 20, 2017 11:30 PM EDT

    ... just want, you know, them to see and experience something better. And so I would do it all again. Sarah Varney: Even if that means waking before dawn to drive across town, and doing it all again tomorrow. For the PBS NewsHour and Kaiser Health News, I'm Sarah Varney.