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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    Medicare Advantage’s $70 billion problemMedicare Advantage’s $70 billion problem
    Health Care

    Some private health plans may have exaggerated how sick their patients were to get additional money.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    The uninsured rate has plummeted since 2013The uninsured rate has plummeted since 2013
    Health Care

    There’s been a 22 percent drop over the past five month in Americans who lack insurance coverage.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    One in five Americans is now on MedicaidOne in five Americans is now on Medicaid
    Health Care

    The public insurance program keeps getting bigger under Obamacare.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Obamacare advocate turns on the employer mandateObamacare advocate turns on the employer mandate
    Health Care

    Support for killing Obamacare’s employer mandate is growing.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    How doctors donations shifted to DemocratsHow doctors donations shifted to Democrats
    Health Care

    Since the 1990s, doctors have given a shrinking share of their donations to Republicans.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Report: White House considers Cosgrove for VA headReport: White House considers Cosgrove for VA head
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    The Obama administration is considering nominating Cleveland Clinic executive Toby Cosgrove to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Wall Street Journal reported late Tuesday.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Will Obamacare cut spending on the uninsured?Will Obamacare cut spending on the uninsured?
    Health Care

    America spent $84.9 billion covering bills for the uninsured in 2013.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Here’s why we’ll never stop arguing over ObamacareHere’s why we’ll never stop arguing over Obamacare
    Health Care

    Democrats likely overestimate the health law’s reach, Republicans underestimate and the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    How the VA’s bonuses went terribly wrongHow the VA’s bonuses went terribly wrong
    Health Care

    Bonus payments to hospital administrators were supposed to improve VA healthcare. Instead, they made it much worse.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Is the VA scandal rationing gone wrong?Is the VA scandal rationing gone wrong?
    Health Care

    When resources are inadequate, you have to engage in triage of some sort or another

    By Sarah Kliff