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California Makes Significant Progress In Enrolling Previously Uninsured, Survey Finds

By Anna Gorman July 30, 2014 KFF Health News Original

But more than 40 percent of those who lacked coverage last fall still don’t have insurance.

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Leaving Jail Doesn’t Have To Mean Losing Health Care

By Sarah Varney May 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

California is among 25 states to open Medicaid to childless adults, including thousands of ex-offenders. Covering this group is expected to save money and perhaps reduce recidivism.

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By The Numbers: Mental Illness Behind Bars

By Sarah Varney May 15, 2014 KFF Health News Original

There are now three times more people with serious mental illness incarcerated in the United States than in hospitals, and the types of behavioral and mental health problems among inmates are becoming more severe.

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Low T Business Is Booming, Despite Questions About Risks

By Sarah Varney April 28, 2014 KFF Health News Original

Testosterone prescriptions in the U.S. more than tripled in the last decade, but recent studies raise serious safety and financial concerns.

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Former Young Invincible Becomes Less So

By Sarah Varney March 31, 2014 KFF Health News Original

LAKEPORT, Calif.—When we last left Brad Stevens, he was living in Lakeport, Calif., a struggling massage therapist in a struggling town on the southern tip of Clear Lake. Brad has been uninsured his entire adult life and believed firmly that clean living and exercise could stave off any need for medical care. After a bike […]

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Emergency Rooms Are Front Line For Enrolling New Obamacare Customers

By Sarah Varney January 14, 2014 KFF Health News Original

While it may be a logical place to enroll the uninsured, consumer confusion — and illness — are hurdles for outreach workers.

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Insurance, Not Injuries, May Determine Who Goes To Trauma Centers

By Sarah Varney February 19, 2014 KFF Health News Original

A new Stanford University study shows that patients with critical injuries are less likely to be transferred to trauma centers if they have insurance.

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Obamacare Thrives In San Francisco’s Chinatown

By Sarah Varney February 6, 2014 KFF Health News Original

The immigrant community became self-sufficient by necessity, building its own hospital more than a century ago. Now, that hospital offers a health plan on Covered California that is exceeding its enrollment goals.

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Obamacare Comes To Skid Row

By Sarah Varney January 2, 2014 KFF Health News Original

In Los Angeles, there’s a concerted effort to enroll the homeless into Medicaid, as the federal-state health insurance program opens for the first time to all poor adults.

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Covered California To Canceled Policy Holders: You’ll Have To Buy A New Plan

By Sarah Varney November 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California did not take President Obama up on his offer to extend canceled health policies.  The five-member board that oversees California’s health insurance marketplace, known as Covered California, voted unanimously Thursday to stay the course and cancel policies that didn’t meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act. The board’s decision had […]

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KFF Health News Staff

May 29, 2014 Page

Elisabeth Rosenthal, Editor-in-Chief, joined KFF Health News in September 2016 after 22 years as a correspondent with The New York Times, where she covered a variety of beats from health care to environment and did a stint in the Beijing bureau. While in China, she covered SARS, bird flu, and the emergence of HIV/AIDS in […]

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California Working Overtime To Enroll Consumers On Marketplace — And To Train People To Help

By Sarah Varney October 11, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Once consumers are primed to enroll, the hand-off to counselors has been rocky. Many counselors are still attending training or are awaiting background checks and state-issued licenses; some just need a computer log-in.

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Health Law Brings Changes In How Therapists Do Business

By Sarah Varney October 24, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Mom-and-Pop shops give way to large group practices that often accept discounted rates from insurers.

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Back To Work After A Baby — But Without Insurance This Time

By Sarah Varney October 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Pardit Pri, 29, is among the 5 million uninsured people in California. Insurance would give her peace of mind, but she worries whether she can afford it.

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Medicare & Aging News From KFF Health News — 2013

January 14, 2014 Page

KFF Health News has had a variety of coverage about Medicare, long-term care and other issues affecting seniors’ quality of care and life. Below is a complete list of our 2013 coverage. See Stories Published In: 2014 | 2012 KFF Health News’s coverage of aging and long-term care issues is produced with support from The […]

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Covered California: Older Jump In First, But Officials Buoyed By Number Of Young Enrollees

By Sarah Varney and Anna Gorman November 22, 2013 KFF Health News Original

More important than age, however, will be how healthy or unhealthy the enrollees are. Those who are sick are more motivated to sign up early, researchers said.

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A Former ‘Young Invincible’ Looks Forward to Health Insurance

By Sarah Varney October 3, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Brad Stevens, 54, learned the hard way that being uninsured was risky as accidents and illness took a toll. Soon, he’ll qualify for California’s expanded Medicaid program.

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California Considers Its Options On Canceled Insurance Plans

By Sarah Varney and Anna Gorman November 15, 2013 KFF Health News Original

The insurance commissioner and the health insurance industry lobby disagree over President Obama’s plan.

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Worried About Costs And Unaware of Help, Californians Head Into New Era of Health Coverage

By Sarah Varney September 26, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Survey of 2,000 Californians also finds that many undocumented immigrants mistakenly believe they will be covered.

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KHN Reporters Answer Health Law Questions

By KFF Health News Editors July 29, 2013 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News’ reporters Mary Agnes Carey, Jay Hancock and Sarah Varney talked about a variety of issues related to the health law’s implementation on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal Monday morning. KHN reporters will be returning to C-SPAN’s Washington Journal each Monday throughout the summer. Tune in each week to stay informed about the latest developments […]

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