Sarah Varney, senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News, 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. She began reporting for KQED in 2002 and covered a range of subjects: from the ethics, politics, and science of stem cell research to the religious and legal challenges over gay marriage to a story that debunked “toxin-sucking” foot pads. Sarah reports regularly for NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, for print publications and, more recently, PBS NewsHour.