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Jenny Gold

Gold is a Senior Correspondent for Kaiser Health News and reports regularly for NPR's Morning Edition and All Things Considered and for KHN’s print partners, including USA Today, the Washington Post, McClatchy and MSNBC. In addition, she is a frequent guest on CSPAN, NPR's On Point and The Diane Rehm Show.

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Details ‘Historic’ Settlement Agreement In Sutter Health…

Jenny Gold Dec 21, 2019

Sutter Health will pay $575 million to settle a closely watched antitrust case filed by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (above), whose office had accused the nonprofit health care giant of using its market dominance in Northern…

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Affordable Mental Health Care? It’s Getting Even Tougher to Access

Jenny Gold Nov 20, 2019

In 2017, 70,237 Americans died from drug overdoses, and 47,173 from suicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2018, nearly 20% of adults experienced a mental illness, according to the National Alliance on…

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More Vapers Are Making Their Own Juice, But Not Without Risks

Jenny Gold Nov 14, 2019

Danielle Jones reads through the recipe for Nerd Lyfe (v2) vape juice. After five years of buying her favorite flavor (red licorice) at her local vape shop, this is Jones’ first attempt at making her own e-liquid. Photo credit: Heidi de…

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Surprise Settlement In Sutter Health Antitrust Case

Jenny Gold Oct 16, 2019

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) when he discussed climate change, fuel efficiency standards and the wildfires in his state during a Washington Post series of conversations with public officials and industry leaders on energy…

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Now They Owe $0 — Half-Million-Dollar Dialysis Bill Canceled; Company Will Waive Unpaid Bill, Treat…

Jenny Gold Jul 26, 2019

After reporting by KHN, NPR and CBS, Fresenius has agreed to waive Sovereign Valentine's huge bill for out-of-network dialysis care. Photo credit: Tommy Martino for KHN. PHILADELPHIA, PA – Fresenius, one of the two largest dialysis…

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Man With Kidney Failure Receives “Out-of-Network” Medical Bill For $540k

Jenny Gold Jul 25, 2019

Sovereign Valentine and his wife, Jessica, wait for a dialysis machine to filter his blood. Before finding a dialysis clinic in their insurance network, the Valentines were charged more than half a million dollars for 14 weeks of the…