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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Politics
    Republican senator criticizes Obamacare on the grounds that Obamacare subsidies are greatRepublican senator criticizes Obamacare on the grounds that Obamacare subsidies are great
    Politics

    One senator seems pretty confused about how Obamacare works.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Explainers
    The glaring contradiction at the heart of the GOP’s Obamacare plansThe glaring contradiction at the heart of the GOP’s Obamacare plans
    Explainers

    Republicans plan to swap out one political problem for another.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Explainers
    The GOP has 5 plans to fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court blows it up. They’re all a mess.The GOP has 5 plans to fix Obamacare if the Supreme Court blows it up. They’re all a mess.
    Explainers

    When you try to repeal Obamacare and maintain the law’s subsidies, it turns out you end up with some very bizarre policy outcomes.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Sebelius resigns at HHS, Burwell steps in
    archives
    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    The real problem for American health spending, in 2 chartsThe real problem for American health spending, in 2 charts
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    Politics

    The problem isn’t too many doctor visits.

    By Sarah Kliff
    This woman is trying to stop juvenile sex offenders — by helping them
    Criminal Justice

    What Elizabeth Letourneau has learned from a decade of studying adolescents who commit sex crimes

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    What a Supreme Court ruling against Obamacare would look like, in 3 mapsWhat a Supreme Court ruling against Obamacare would look like, in 3 maps
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    Politics

    There’s one state where premiums would skyrocket 650 percent.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Getting health insurance has become as common as wearing a seat beltGetting health insurance has become as common as wearing a seat belt
    Politics

    Nearly 90 percent of American adults now have health insurance — the same proportion that wear seat belts in the car.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Supreme Court will decide whether to end Obamacare subsidies for 6.4 million AmericansSupreme Court will decide whether to end Obamacare subsidies for 6.4 million Americans
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    Health Care

    This decision will be big.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    Voicemail is terrible. Let’s get rid of it.Voicemail is terrible. Let’s get rid of it.
    archives

    You know what’s better than voicemail? Email. Way better.

    By Sarah Kliff