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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Everything you need to know about Obamacare
    What is the individual mandate?What is the individual mandate?
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare

    It’s the part of Obamacare that requires nearly all Americans to carry health coverage.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare
    What is a health insurance marketplace?What is a health insurance marketplace?
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare

    Obamacare’s insurance marketplaces are the websites where shoppers can buy health insurance coverage.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare
    Who gets health insurance through Obamacare?Who gets health insurance through Obamacare?
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare

    On the balance, 17 million more people have insurance than would have without Obamacare.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare
    What happens to pre-existing conditions under Obamacare?What happens to pre-existing conditions under Obamacare?
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare

    Insurance companies are barred from asking questions about applicants’ health status.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare
    What does Obamacare do?What does Obamacare do?
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare

    Two main things: expand access to health insurance and change the way the federal government pays doctors.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare
    What is Obamacare?What is Obamacare?
    Everything you need to know about Obamacare

    A set of health insurance and industry reforms passed by Congress and signed by President Obama in March 2010.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    The Senate’s complicated plan to repeal Obamacare, explained by an expert on CongressThe Senate’s complicated plan to repeal Obamacare, explained by an expert on Congress
    Politics

    Budget reconciliation is messy and restrictive — but it’s also Republicans’ best shot at dismantling the health care law.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Obama on Obamacare: Vox interviews the president on January 6Obama on Obamacare: Vox interviews the president on January 6
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    Politics

    Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein will interview President Barack Obama live on the Affordable Care Act, its legacy, and the looming repeal battle.

    By Sarah Kliff and Ezra Klein
    Politics
    The Congressional Budget Office has some bad news for Obamacare repealersThe Congressional Budget Office has some bad news for Obamacare repealers
    Politics

    The nonpartisan agency has delivered Republicans a stern warning.

    By Sarah Kliff