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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    The July effect: new docs make hospitals dangerousThe July effect: new docs make hospitals dangerous
    Health Care

    Is going to the doctor this month hazardous to your health?

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    What Boehner’s Obamacare suit might get rightWhat Boehner’s Obamacare suit might get right
    Health Care

    “At what point does a decision not to enforce the law ripen into a decision to dispense with it? ”

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    The uninsured rate keeps plummetingThe uninsured rate keeps plummeting
    Health Care

    The uninsured rate keeps on falling, the most recent round of Gallup poll data shows.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Did the Koch brothers accidentally help Obamacare?Did the Koch brothers accidentally help Obamacare?
    Health Care

    States that did really well at signing people up for the Affordable Care Act tended to have higher numbers of ads denouncing the law.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Obamacare’s buyers are happy with their coverageObamacare’s buyers are happy with their coverage
    Health Care

    The people who bought Obamacare during the law’s first open enrollment period are largely pretty satisfied customers.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    The amazing decline in Medicare’s price tagThe amazing decline in Medicare’s price tag
    Health Care

    The government is expected to spend about $50 billion less paying for the Medicare program this year than it had expected to just four years ago.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    States passed 21 abortion restrictions this yearStates passed 21 abortion restrictions this year
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    The number of restrictions passed in the first-half of each year is declining but laws from years past still add up.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    4 medical tests that are awkward and unnecessary4 medical tests that are awkward and unnecessary
    Health Care

    It’s time to put down the speculum.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Too much medicine can be a terrible thingToo much medicine can be a terrible thing
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    Knee replacements are really unpleasant — and often, not the right treatment

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Missouri Gov. vetoes 72-hour abortion wait periodMissouri Gov. vetoes 72-hour abortion wait period
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    Missouri already has a 24-hour waiting period prior to an abortion, which this law would have tripled in length.

    By Sarah Kliff