Sarah Fentem
Producer Sarah Fentem comes to Side Effects after covering health policy for the Indiana Public Broadcasting regional news collaborative.
Sarah is in charge of Side Effects' digital and social media presence. She also edits for web and contributes story ideas and radio reporting. Her favorite topics include health insurance availability, big pharma and the death industry.
As a native midwesterner, Sarah believes local audiences deserve high-quality comprehensive, in-depth news coverage and is proud to cover health care issues for a heartland audience.
In her free time, Sarah likes to run, organize her home while watching the Golden Girls and explore nature. She lives in south Indianapolis with her fiance, Elliot.
Favorite podcasts: What the Health? from Kaiser Health News, Planet Money and vintage Radiolab.
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While drug-related deaths continue to rise throughout Indiana, one county saw a decrease in drug fatalities in 2017. -
This year’s enrollment on the federal healthcare marketplace dipped just slightly in Indiana, despite a shortened sign-up period and a drop in federal... -
On a recent morning in downtown Tippecanoe County Indiana, a standing-room-only crowd showed up for a county commissioners meeting. The issue at hand?... -
Syringe exchanges are a controversial concept. Even when they're successful at containing disease, they can be difficult to sell to the public. In... -
An Indiana lawmaker wants the state to take the next step toward making Indiana’s drug database more effective at preventing opioid addiction. Fourteen... -
A presidential commission last week released its report on recommendations to help curb the nation’s opioid crisis. Indiana stakeholders say they’re... -
Nov. 1 marks the first day of 2018 open enrollment, the period in which people can sign up for insurance through healthcare.gov. The Affordable Care Act... -
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act exchange starts this week. But customers shopping for 2018 plans may not get as much help as they have in... -
The White House announced late Thursday night the federal government will no longer provide cost sharing reductions for Affordable Care Act insurance... -
The GOP’s latest Obamacare overhaul proposal could significantly reduce funding for state Medicaid programs and turn expansion plans — including Indiana...
