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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    We’re importing salt water from NorwayWe’re importing salt water from Norway
    Health Care

    America can’t produce enough saline to serve patients. So we’ve started importing from abroad.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Oregon loves Obamacare – but really screwed it upOregon loves Obamacare – but really screwed it up
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    The state is the first to give up on running an exchange, and will instead transition to healthcare.gov.

    Health Care
    If you like your health plan, you might lose itIf you like your health plan, you might lose it
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    The Obama administration is quietly trying to stamp out some of the skimpiest health plans, a decision that industry officials say could trigger yet another wave of cancellation notices.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Cat cafes are now a thing in New YorkCat cafes are now a thing in New York
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    Is that even sanitary?

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Expanding Medicaid just got less expensiveExpanding Medicaid just got less expensive
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    States will spend 1.6 percent more to expand coverage to millions.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    Parents love Obamacare’s contraceptives mandateParents love Obamacare’s contraceptives mandate
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    Non-parents are less supportive of the health law’s requirement that insurers cover birth control.

    Health Care
    More than 8 million have signed up for ObamacareMore than 8 million have signed up for Obamacare
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    Millions of sign-ups among young adults and new Medicaid enrollees extend the health care law’s reach.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Obamacare’s lesson: it’s horrible to be uninsuredObamacare’s lesson: it’s horrible to be uninsured
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    After a catastrophic launch, Obamacare still signed up 8 million people. That’s because being uninsured is worse than using HealthCare.Gov.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    15 charts that show our health prices are insane15 charts that show our health prices are insane
    Health Care

    The same heartburn medication costs $215 in the United States – and $23 in the Netherlands. And that’s only the start of the problem.

    Health Care
    Obamacare works better in states that like itObamacare works better in states that like it
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    The uninsured rate is falling three times faster in states that have taken active steps to implement the insurance expansion.

    By Sarah Kliff