• Column: Will increasing longevity change the way you live?

    Column: Will increasing longevity change the way you live?

    Aug 24, 2016 06:18 PM EST

    ocused on how these companies balance the prospect of making money off of PACE participants with the quality of services they provide. (Source: Sarah Varney for The New York Times in collaboration with Kaiser Health News.) “Are insurance policies saving patients money, or keeping them from the treatment they need ...

  • Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs

    Syrian refugees adjusting to U.S. bring complex health needs

    Aug 09, 2016 12:25 AM EST

    of war. You went through trauma. You went through death. You went through some violence. So, we're not superhuman. SARAH VARNEY: As new refugees arrive each day in Buffalo, known as the City of Good Neighbors, health care leaders say they will continue to listen, to reach out, and ...

  • To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma

    To improve lifelong health, Memphis tries rooting out childhood trauma

    Apr 20, 2016 11:37 PM EST

    ... Sarah Varney begins our report from Los Angeles, which was done in partnership with Kaiser Health News, and with support from the Solutions Journalism Network. SARAH VARNEY: Kimberly Cervantes has spent much of her young life learning to outwit the perils of Compton. Although she had adults she could trust ...

  • After tragic mistake, rural hospital transforms into model of success

    After tragic mistake, rural hospital transforms into model of success

    Mar 10, 2016 12:45 AM EST

    ... into that. And it makes me proud that people in my community took a bad situation, took our tragedy and worked to turn it around. SARAH VARNEY: For the "PBS NewsHour" and Kaiser Health News, I'm Sarah Varney in Fredericksburg, Texas. JUDY WOODRUFF: And you can watch the first ...

  • Small towns watch aging hospitals shutter

    Small towns watch aging hospitals shutter

    Mar 05, 2016 12:56 AM EST

    ... got where I can't drive. And I don't know what we're going to do when she gets where she can't drive. SARAH VARNEY: For the "PBS NewsHour" and Kaiser Health News, I'm Sarah Varney in Glenwood, Georgia. JUDY WOODRUFF: In the coming days, we will ...

  • Baltimore hospitals work to repair frayed trust in black communities

    Baltimore hospitals work to repair frayed trust in black communities

    Feb 16, 2016 04:29 AM EST

    ... good. EDDIE REAVES: Things will get worser and worser to me, but you got to keep on living, though, do what you got to do. SARAH VARNEY: It's a fatalism hard-earned. For the PBS NewsHour and Kaiser Health News, I'm Sarah Varney in Baltimore. JUDY WOODRUFF: And ...

  • Giving millions more access to care, Medicaid expansion strains California’s health system

    Giving millions more access to care, Medicaid expansion strains California’s health system

    Oct 01, 2015 12:44 AM EST

    ... those states, enrollment in the public insurance program for the poor has far eclipsed projections, straining budgets and an overburdened health care system. Special correspondent Sarah Varney has our report from San Diego. This story was produced in collaboration with our partner Kaiser Health News. SARAH VARNEY: The Affordable Care ...

  • Number of seniors threatened by hunger has doubled since 2001, and it's going to get worse

    Number of seniors threatened by hunger has doubled since 2001, and it's going to get worse

    May 22, 2015 10:57 PM EST

    ... effects of the great recession. Millions of senior citizens who were caught up in the economic collapse now struggle to put food on the table. Sarah Varney has our report from Naples, Florida. This story was produced in collaboration with our partner Kaiser Health News. SARAH VARNEY: It's not ...

  • Why African-American seniors are less likely to use hospice

    Why African-American seniors are less likely to use hospice

    May 06, 2015 12:47 AM EST

    ... this trend are African-Americans, who research shows are, more so than whites and Latinos, skeptical of options like hospice and advance directives. Special correspondent Sarah Varney begins our report in Los Angeles. This story was produced in collaboration with our partner Kaiser Health News. SARAH VARNEY, Kaiser Health News ...

  • Rural Indiana struggles with drug-fueled HIV epidemic

    Rural Indiana struggles with drug-fueled HIV epidemic

    May 01, 2015 10:53 PM EST

    TAMMY BREEDING: I know where they go, what they do. (TIRES SQUEALING) SARAH VARNEY: You know that person? TAMMY BREEDING: Yes. That's one of your -- another local drug heads. SARAH VARNEY: Tammy Breeding homeschools her children. She says dealers sell drugs on her street and drug-addled prostitutes flag ...