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Sarah Kliff

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Sarah Kliff

@sarahkliff

Investigations and health policy for the @nytimes. I like reading your medical bills.

Washington, DC

nytimes.com/costofcare

Joined January 2009

Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Dec 27, 2021
Only in the United States could the government run a public health campaign centered on fears of large, unexpected medical bills.
CDC
@CDCgov
Dec 27, 2021
Hospital stays can be expensive, but COVID-19 vaccines are free. Help protect yourself from being hospitalized with #COVID19 by getting vaccinated. Find your vaccine: vaccines.gov.
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Mar 2, 2020
Two Americans were held in mandatory hospital isolation for suspected Coronavirus. They now face $2,700 in outstanding medical bills. The C.D.C. won't comment on who is responsible, or commit the federal government to paying.
Kept at the Hospital on Coronavirus Fears, Now Facing Large Medical Bills (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Mar 29, 2020
New: telling the untold story of Project Aura, a 13-year, multi-million dollar federal project to hold a fleet of affordable emergency ventilators. It all fell apart when big business got involved.
The U.S. Tried to Build a New Fleet of Ventilators. The Mission Failed. (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Jan 29, 2025
RFK's answers to Sen. Cassidy's questions about Medicaid basics underscored a lack of familiarity with the program. He described it as a fully federally funded program. The costs are actually split between states and the feds. (1/2)
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Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Jun 1, 2021
One reason some Americans aren't getting vaccinated? They're worried about getting a surprise medical bill — and don't trust promises that it will be free. As one unvaccinated woman put it to me, "“This is America. Your health care is not free."
The Covid Vaccine Is Free, but Not Everyone Believes That (Published 2021)
From nytimes.com
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Mar 14, 2020
An interesting point from a hospital CEO I talked to today: His biggest concern about #COVIDー19 isn't supplies or space. It's staff — if his local schools close, then he's worried about losing a lot of his workers. He's thinking about setting up emergency, onsite childcare.
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Feb 5, 2021
Wow - a hospital cancels an elderly patient's COVID vaccine appointment because he has an outstanding medical debt of $243.
Chris Vanderveen (yep…me)
@chrisvanderveen
Feb 5, 2021
THREAD Wanna walk you through this story @jennifermeckles and I worked on yesterday. It involves a really nice guy by the name of Michael. He's in his 70s. Eligible for the vaccine in Colorado. He actually got an appointment for a shot... There was just one problem...
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Jun 16, 2020
A lab in Texas had charged as much as $2,315 for coronavirus tests. After I called to ask about their prices, they lowered their charge to $300 and reversed all claims billed at the $2k rate. Journalism matters! (1/2)
Most Coronavirus Tests Cost About $100. Why Did One Cost $2,315? (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Sep 8, 2020
Last month, my son's daycare had a coronavirus outbreak. Another student in his class was positive. Then, my son vomited. I wanted to get him a COVID test. Even living in a big city with dozens of testing sites, it wasn't easy. A thread (1/11).
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Feb 29, 2020
New: a father and his 3-year-old daughter were placed in mandatory isolation by the government due to suspected Coronavirus. Now they face thousands of dollars in medical bills, and its not clear who pays.
Kept at the Hospital on Coronavirus Fears, Now Facing Large Medical Bills (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Mar 7, 2020
Arkansas can only test five patients for Coronavirus per day. Maine can't test any yet. Washington State has a backlog of tests it hasn't gotten through. New from me, @katie_thomas and @NickAtNews on the Coronavirus testing scramble.
With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms (Published 2020)
From nytimes.com
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Nov 18, 2020
Astounding: a woman giving birth in the United States is ten times more likely to die than a woman giving birth in New Zealand. commonwealthfund.org/publications/i…
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Feb 2, 2021
This is Monica Smith, a 45-year-old Indiana woman who was in a serious car wreck in 2016. She had health insurance. The hospital refused to bill it, instead pursuing her for $12,856. How'd that happen? Her story is the wildest medical bill saga I've seen in months. (1/13)
Sarah Kliff
@sarahkliff
Jan 1, 2022
Prenatal tests promise to detect rare genetic diseases in babies by scanning DNA. Labs market them as "reliable." They tell women to have "total confidence" in results. It turns out, the grave predictions made by those tests are usually wrong. (1/5)
When They Warn of Rare Disorders, These Prenatal Tests Are Usually Wrong (Published 2022)
From nytimes.com