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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Politics
    Plaintiff in Obamacare case unaware Obamacare case would cause millions to lose coveragePlaintiff in Obamacare case unaware Obamacare case would cause millions to lose coverage
    Politics
    On health-care prices, Obama goes where Obamacare doesn’tOn health-care prices, Obama goes where Obamacare doesn’t
    Politics

    President Barack Obama thinks it makes sense to give health-care consumers and insurers more power to bargain for better prices, especially on drugs -- a wonky sounding idea that will make liberals cheer.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    All-payer rate setting: America’s back-door to single-payer?All-payer rate setting: America’s back-door to single-payer?
    Health Care

    Single-payer health care has long been the political pipe dream of the left, but there’s a nearly identical system that could actually happen.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Canada legalizes physician-assisted suicideCanada legalizes physician-assisted suicide
    Politics

    This makes Canada one of a small handful of countries — the others are Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Switzerland — that allow doctors to hasten the deaths of terminally-ill patients.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Video
    9 facts about medical errors you should know before entering a hospital9 facts about medical errors you should know before entering a hospital
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    Video

    By one estimate, the number of people dying in America annually from medical errors is equivalent to 10 jumbo jets crashing each week.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Technology
    Hackers access health insurance data for as many as 80 million AmericansHackers access health insurance data for as many as 80 million Americans
    Technology

    Hackers first broke into Anthem’s data on December 10. The company noticed the suspicious activity January 27.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Culture
    Writer Lindy West interviewing her cruelest troll is an amazing 20 minutes of radioWriter Lindy West interviewing her cruelest troll is an amazing 20 minutes of radio
    Culture

    The internet is made up of real people, with real feelings, who experience real pain.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    The states with the loosest vaccination laws, in one mapThe states with the loosest vaccination laws, in one map
    Politics

    The state that leads the country in child vaccination rates probably isn’t the one you think.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Health Care
    Most doctors screw up treatment for bronchitisMost doctors screw up treatment for bronchitis
    Health Care

    Would you like that bronchitis with a side of antibiotic resistant superbugs?

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Obama supports vaccines now — but pandered to anti-vaxxers in 2008Obama supports vaccines now — but pandered to anti-vaxxers in 2008
    Politics

    “We’ve seen just a skyrocketing autism rate,” Obama said in 2008. “Some people are suspicious that it’s connected to the vaccines. This person included.”

    By Sarah Kliff