Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News

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Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researches struggle to fix
Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researches struggle to fix
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
April 26, 2024
2:04 pm

While human beings of all races and ancestries are more than 99% genetically identical, even small differences in genes can spell big differences in health outcomes.

What would a Nikki Haley presidency look like for healthcare?
What would a Nikki Haley presidency look like for healthcare?
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
January 12, 2024
10:30 am

Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley will learn how her campaign is resonating with voters after the Jan. 15 Iowa caucuses.

Woman petitions health insurer after company approves — then rejects — her infusions
Woman petitions health insurer after company approves — then rejects — her infusions
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
January 4, 2024
10:00 am

For more than a decade, Sally Nix has suffered from autoimmune diseases, chronic pain, and fatigue, as well as a condition called trigeminal neuralgia.

Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals
Cancer patients face frightening delays in treatment approvals
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
December 27, 2023
10:30 am

Critics say prior authorization has become a tool that insurers use to restrict or delay expensive care.

Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
Being Black and pregnant in the Deep South can be a dangerous combination
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
December 11, 2023
2:05 pm

Across South Carolina, Black infant and maternal deaths are troubling.

Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials
Doctors and patients try to shame insurers online to reverse prior authorization denials
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
August 23, 2023
3:00 pm

Prior authorization is a common cost-cutting tool used by health insurers that requires patients and doctors to secure approval before moving forward with many tests, procedures, and prescription medications.

New Charleston museum nods to historical roots of US health disparities
New Charleston museum nods to historical roots of US health disparities
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
June 27, 2023
2:45 pm

The galleries span centuries of trauma and triumph.

Burnout threatens primary care workforce and doctors’ mental health
Burnout threatens primary care workforce and doctors’ mental health
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
June 7, 2023
2:30 pm

Burnout in the health care industry is a widespread problem that long predates the COVID-19 pandemic, though the chaos introduced by the coronavirus’s spread made things worse, physicians and psychologists said.

A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South
A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South
Lauren Sausser, KFF Health News
May 22, 2023
10:30 am

Even in those few Southern states where infant mortality rates are inching closer to the national average, the gap between death rates of Black and white babies is vast.

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