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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    6 reasons teen births are plummeting6 reasons teen births are plummeting
    Health Care

    There are fewer teens having babies right now than any other year on record.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    The fiercest health debate is over a $1,000 pillThe fiercest health debate is over a $1,000 pill
    Health Care

    Sovaldi is remarkably good at curing hepatitis C. It’s also remarkably expensive.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    This chart is great news for health care pricesThis chart is great news for health care prices
    Health Care

    Health care prices haven’t grown so slowly since the 1960s.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    The feds are sending states less for educationThe feds are sending states less for education
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    Nearly two of every three dollars the federal government sends states now go to Medicaid.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    This is why you’re fat, AmericaThis is why you’re fat, America
    Health Care

    Obesity rates are rising just as quickly among nearly every demographic, geographic and socioeconomic group you can measure.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    $23,215 buys a Jeep - or family health insurance$23,215 buys a Jeep - or family health insurance
    Health Care

    It costs an average of $23,215 to cover a family of four in employer-sponsored health insurance.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Watch Jon Stewart explode over the VA scandalWatch Jon Stewart explode over the VA scandal
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    If Eric Shinseki wants to know what mad as hell looks like, he could take some clues from the Daily Show host.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    The best evidence yet Obamacare competition lowers premiumsThe best evidence yet Obamacare competition lowers premiums
    Health Care
    GOP governors like this part of ObamacareGOP governors like this part of Obamacare
    Health Care

    Republican governors have incredible leverage in negotiating the terms of expanding Medicaid. They’re using that power to reshape the public program to look more like private insurance

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Liberals want new Obamacare managementLiberals want new Obamacare management
    Health Care

    Obamacare needs a chief executive, the Center for American Progress says.

    By Sarah Kliff