Sarah Fentem
Health ReporterSarah Fentem reports on sickness and health as part of St. Louis Public Radio’s news team. She previously spent five years reporting for different NPR stations in Indiana, immersing herself deep, deep into an insurance policy beat from which she may never fully recover.
A longtime NPR listener, she grew up hearing WQUB in Quincy, Illinois, which is now owned by STLPR. She lives in South St. Louis, and in her spare time likes to watch old sitcoms, meticulously clean and organize her home and go on outdoor adventures with her husband Elliot. They have a dog named Ginger.
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“Matter of Time” is a new documentary chronicling efforts to cure epidermolysis bullosa, a rare and devastating skin disease. The film features concert footage from Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and will screen at the St. Louis International Film Festival this weekend. -
An average benchmark plan on the ACA Marketplace will cost Missouri customers almost 24% more than the year before as costs for food and energy are increasing. -
State leaders applied Wednesday to the $50 billion federal grant initiative, which Congress included in the congressional spending package known as “One Big Beautiful Bill.” -
St. Louis County is asking residents to donate diapers, formula and wipes at its three health clinics and at county libraries to help residents affected by the federal benefits freeze. -
Cost of marketplace health plans to soar in 2026, will hit some in southern Illinois especially hardCertain insurance customers will see some of the highest premium hikes in the country when they start shopping for plans on the open enrollment marketplace. -
Employees at food banks said the SNAP freeze could put a strain on their organizations, which have already seen an increase in demand this year. -
For nearly a decade, overdoses have killed hundreds of Missourians annually as deadly synthetic opioids circulated among drug users. The latest data indicates the decrease in deaths could indicate a sustained trend. -
A Perryville radio personality has died after apparently contracting the West Nile virus, according to employees at the station where he worked. -
Democrats in Congress have held off voting on a spending bill unless legislators agree to again approve the tax credits for people who buy insurance on healthcare.gov.
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Missouri health officials say West Nile virus is spreading more than usual this year. -
The former St. Alexius-Jefferson hospital campus has been vacant since 2022. Neighbors, fed up with what they claim is a deteriorating and dangerous property, want change soon. -
The job cuts are spread across the school’s main and medical campuses and administrative offices.
