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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

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    Don’t freak out about the new Census yetDon’t freak out about the new Census yet
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    The changes to the Census won’t make it impossible to judge Obamacare.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Obamacare’s price tag just got cut by $104 billionObamacare’s price tag just got cut by $104 billion
    Health Care

    The health overhaul is expected to cover more people now at a slightly lower price.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    HHS Secretary Sebelius to resignHHS Secretary Sebelius to resign
    Health Care

    The top Obama administration official has run the agency since for five years, overseeing the botched rollout of Healthcare.gov.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Teens are shockingly great at using birth controlTeens are shockingly great at using birth control
    Health Care

    Most teenage women are already using contraceptives when they have sex for the first time

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    How does one doc earn $21 million from Medicare?How does one doc earn $21 million from Medicare?
    Health Care

    Medicare’s top earners are most likely really great doctors – or criminals. We don’t know which quite yet.

    By Sarah Kliff
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    What is the single-payer system?What is the single-payer system?
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    By Sarah Kliff
    Can Vermont replace Obamacare with single payer?
    Features

    The state is building the US’s first single-payer system.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Jails, prisons house 356,000 mentally-ill peopleJails, prisons house 356,000 mentally-ill people
    Health Care

    In the vast majority of states, the largest correctional facility has more mental health patients than the largest psychiatric hospital.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Meet the Obamacare enrollment guruMeet the Obamacare enrollment guru
    Health Care

    How’d Charles Gaba become the go-to Obamacare numbers guru?

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Maybe we don’t all need annual physicalsMaybe we don’t all need annual physicals
    Health Care

    “Almost nothing in the complete annual physical examination is based on evidence. Why, then, do we continue to examine healthy patients?”

    By Sarah Kliff