Sarah Varney

Sarah Varney reports on the implementation of the federal health law in the states and the effect of state budget woes on public programs, county governments and vulnerable populations including children and the elderly. Most recently, Sarah was the health reporter for KQED's statewide news program The California Report.

Insurance status key to trauma transfers

By Sarah Varney | 10:56 am | February 20, 2014

A new study from Stanford University has turned the concept of patient dumping on its head. It finds that hospitals are less likely to transfer critically injured patients to trauma centers if they have health insurance.