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Investigations and health policy for the . I like reading your medical bills. Got a tip? sarah.kliff@nytimes.com or DM for Signal

Washington, DC
nytimes.com/costofcare
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Aug 3

    I'm launching a new project today that will investigate the costs of coronavirus testing and treatment using readers' medical bills. A thread explaining why I'm doing my reporting this way, and how you can help the tell this story. (1/7)

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  2. 13 hours ago

    This is probably a long shot but...looking to talk to a few outpatient health providers who currently offer rapid coronavirus tests. I have a small question about reimbursement rates. Email me (sarah.kliff@nytimes.com) or DM!

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  3. 13 hours ago

    This is probably a long shot but...looking to talk to a few outpatient health providers who are offer rapid coronavirus tests. I have a small question about reimbursement rates. Email me (sarah.kliff@nytimes.com) or DM!

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  4. 16 hours ago

    A very helpful on what costs patients should face for the coronavirus vaccine. The answer is: no costs at all! So if you do get a bill for your vaccine, you know where to send it...

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  5. 17 hours ago

    Hello! Who wants to talk about....health care waivers?! Riffing a bit here on what incoming HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra could do with all those waivers under his authority to significantly expand health coverage.

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  6. Dec 9

    Months ago I wrote about the scarcity of pediatric coronavirus testing. Frustrating to see that not much has changed, even as the pandemic worsens.

    1/ At 2am I hear him softly whimper in his sleep. I slide into bed next to him and hold him tight to my chest. His golden curls are drenched in sweat. His cherubic cheeks are flushed, fever 103. A high fever in your child was concerning before but we are in a pandemic. 🧵
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  7. Dec 7

    Where is CMS administrator though!

    The Biden Administration health care nominees and appointees:
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  8. Dec 6

    Biden's incoming HHS secretary has previously supported Medicare-for-All. Running federal health programs, he'll be able to grant waivers that would allow a state to set up single-payer.

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  9. Dec 6

    Big news here from my colleagues and . One notable tidbit: AG Becerra has led the coalition of states defending Obamacare in the current Supreme Court case aiming to repeal the law entirely. He stepped in when Trump admin wouldn't defend the law.

    SCOOP -- Joe Biden will nominate Xavier Becerra, the attorney general in California, to be the next HHS secretary, a victory for the Cong. Hispanic Caucus, which he used to lead, and had pressed for more high-profile Latinos in the cabinet. w/
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  10. Retweeted
    Dec 3

    When I got on the phone with Fauci, I asked him what schedule looked like that day. Here's his full answer.

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  11. Dec 3

    ...does he still want his name on the hospital?

    Happening now — A spirited debate over whether the city of San Francisco should officially condemn having Mark Zuckerberg's name on one of its public hospitals. A vote is expected today before a San Francisco government panel, the Committee on Government Audit and Oversight.
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  12. Dec 3

    A fascinating story from and about a thorny ethical question: should COVID trial participants who received placebos — and took on the risks of testing a new drug — get the real vaccine?

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  13. Dec 2

    My dog broke my foot last year and I couldn't walk for six weeks. Didn't even get a sorry note, smdh.

    It was smol accident. I sorry. - Major 🐾
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  14. Dec 2

    First year we have on record — and we've been keeping track since the 1960s — where health care spending is set to drop.

    We finally bent the health care cost curve...with a pandemic. in
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  15. Retweeted
    Nov 30

    If you are an early-career reporter with an interest in data and statistics, consider applying to be an 2021 Upshot fellow. The deadline is next week. Learn more here:

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  16. Nov 20

    I count myself very lucky to have had as a coworker, editor, friend and mentor for most of the last decade. Thrilled to have him joining the , and that I got to be a part of what he built at .

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  17. Retweeted
    Nov 20

    How to celebrate Thanksgiving like an epidemiologist.

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  18. Nov 20

    The asked 635 epidemiologists what they are doing for Thanksgiving. 21 percent of them are gathering with people outside their households.

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  19. Nov 19

    This CT town had a COVID testing site that charged insurers about $2,000 per test. It's now switched to a new site that only costs $200...but doesn't accept insurance. It bills patients directly. This is what happens with no national testing strategy.

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  20. Retweeted
    Nov 19

    I'm looking to speak on the record with residents of nursing homes about their experiences with COVID for a story for . Is that you or a family member? I'm annie@theatlantic.com.

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    Nov 18

    This story has it all: a silky soft pig couch, a breakup gone bad and a Craigslist scam.

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