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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    Stock art models are likely all pregnant because they are very bad at birth controlStock art models are likely all pregnant because they are very bad at birth control
    Health Care

    In the stock art world, models prevent pregnancy by putting birth control pills in their underpants.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Republicans just voted to kill one of the country’s most successful birth control programsRepublicans just voted to kill one of the country’s most successful birth control programs
    Politics

    Republican legislators in Colorado will not authorize funding for a program that gives free IUDs to low-income women — an effort that many believe was responsible for hugely driving down teen births.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    This devastating quote will change the way you think about manicuresThis devastating quote will change the way you think about manicures
    archives

    “I am worth less than a shoe.”

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Why America’s medical records are stuck in the 18th centuryWhy America’s medical records are stuck in the 18th century
    Politics

    Hospital A and hospital B typically have different records, made by different vendors, that can’t share information.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    McAllen, Texas, used to be everything wrong with American health care. Not anymore.McAllen, Texas, used to be everything wrong with American health care. Not anymore.
    Health Care

    The city has managed to save half a billion dollars in health-care spending over five years. That’s huge.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    What newspapers got wrong on Obamacare increasing emergency visitsWhat newspapers got wrong on Obamacare increasing emergency visits
    Politics

    We don’t know whether ER visits have gone up under Obamacare — and a new study certainly doesn’t prove it.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    This small, wonky Obamacare program saved $384 million over 2 yearsThis small, wonky Obamacare program saved $384 million over 2 years
    Politics

    Is this the Obama administration’s best hope to cut health spending?

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    In 2 Baltimore neighborhoods, infant mortality is higher than in the West BankIn 2 Baltimore neighborhoods, infant mortality is higher than in the West Bank
    Politics

    Whether babies live or die in American cities can depend on where they’re born.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Technology
    Don’t believe the skeptics: college papers are great training for real-world journalismDon’t believe the skeptics: college papers are great training for real-world journalism
    Technology

    Journalism has always been a battle for eyeballs, whether that’s on campus or on the internet.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Which neighborhood you’re born in has a stunning effect on how long you liveWhich neighborhood you’re born in has a stunning effect on how long you live
    Health Care

    Your neighborhood has a big effect on your health.

    By Sarah Kliff