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Sarah Kliff

Sarah Kliff

Former Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Sarah Kliff

    Health Care
    One poll that explains why Obamacare’s Cadillac tax is doomedOne poll that explains why Obamacare’s Cadillac tax is doomed
    Health Care

    Everyone from Hillary Clinton to the Chamber of Commerce has come out against it. Here’s why.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Attacked by an orca? There’s now a medical code for that.
    Health Care

    On Thursday, the United States’ sprawling health-care bureaucracy makes a massive transition.

    By Sarah Kliff
    archives
    New video that claims “Carly Fiorina was right” shows the oppositeNew video that claims “Carly Fiorina was right” shows the opposite
    archives

    There is no evidence that the tape was shot in a Planned Parenthood clinic, nor is there any audio like what Fiorina described.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Bernie Sanders and Big Business both hate this Obamacare provision — because it’s workingBernie Sanders and Big Business both hate this Obamacare provision — because it’s working
    Politics

    Repealing the Cadillac tax is quickly becoming a bipartisan juggernaut in Washington.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    A health economist explains the real reason American drugs are expensiveA health economist explains the real reason American drugs are expensive
    Politics

    We’re subsidizing the rest of the world’s drug research.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    A generic pill’s price just went up $700. Why doesn’t another company create a competitor?A generic pill’s price just went up $700. Why doesn’t another company create a competitor?
    Politics

    For Daraprim, the patent isn’t really the issue. It’s the fact that Daraprim isn’t a frequently used drug.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Why your health bills are getting higher, in one chartWhy your health bills are getting higher, in one chart
    Politics

    This is why your medical bills keep rising.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    After Obamacare, Democrats turn to prescription drug prices as health-care priorityAfter Obamacare, Democrats turn to prescription drug prices as health-care priority
    Politics

    If you want to understand why one of Hillary Clinton’s first major policy proposals is to curb the price of prescription drugs, it helps to start with a chart.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    I asked the Fiorina campaign to back up her Planned Parenthood video claim. She couldn’t.I asked the Fiorina campaign to back up her Planned Parenthood video claim. She couldn’t.
    Politics

    The most generous reading of Fiorina’s remarks are that she mistook what she saw in the videos.

    By Sarah Kliff
    Politics
    Carly Fiorina is wrong about the Planned Parenthood tapes. I know because I watched them.Carly Fiorina is wrong about the Planned Parenthood tapes. I know because I watched them.
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    Politics

    Either Fiorina hasn’t watched the Planned Parenthood videos or she is knowingly misrepresenting the footage.

    By Sarah Kliff