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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Science
    Christie is wrong. Vaccination is not a personal decision. It’s a social obligation.Christie is wrong. Vaccination is not a personal decision. It’s a social obligation.
    Science

    The point of getting vaccinated isn’t to keep you from getting the flu (or measles, mumps or whooping cough). It’s to keep you from spreading all those diseases.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Health insurer stocks have crushed market averages since Obamacare passedHealth insurer stocks have crushed market averages since Obamacare passed
    Politics

    Share prices have soared over the past five years.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    Has your family experienced a medical error? Tell us about it.Has your family experienced a medical error? Tell us about it.
    archives

    Vox and ProPublica want to hear from patients who have been harmed while undergoing medical care.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Republican governors are using Obamacare to make Medicaid more conservativeRepublican governors are using Obamacare to make Medicaid more conservative
    Politics

    Governors like Indiana’s Mike Pence have incredible leverage with the White House right now. And they’re not wasting it.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Obamacare 2.0: the White House’s radical new plan to change how doctors get paidObamacare 2.0: the White House’s radical new plan to change how doctors get paid
    Politics

    The White House is making its biggest bet yet on the future of health care — and it has nothing to do with getting more people health insurance.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    The 6 questions every good doctor should ask youThe 6 questions every good doctor should ask you
    Politics

    These are questions that get at some very fundamental decisions about what makes life worth living.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    Why Republicans can’t stop talking about rapeWhy Republicans can’t stop talking about rape
    archives

    This week’s debate exposes a deep philosophical divide in the pro-life movement.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    The scariest fact about the Disneyland measles outbreakThe scariest fact about the Disneyland measles outbreak
    Politics

    You don’t get vaccinated just to protect yourself. You do it to protect others.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    6 very basic facts about abortion in America6 very basic facts about abortion in America
    Politics

    Public opinion on abortion isn’t as divided as you probably think.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    A knee replacement can cost anywhere from $16,000 to $61,000. That makes no sense.A knee replacement can cost anywhere from $16,000 to $61,000. That makes no sense.
    Politics

    A major health insurer cracks the secretive world of health care prices wide open.

    By Sarah Kliff