pmags 19 hours ago

The byline reads: "Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs."

xqcgrek2 18 hours ago

Another opinion piece disguised as news by arstechnica.com

  • pmags 18 hours ago

    Would you care to share which parts you see as "disguised" opinion versus fact?

    These all seem like established facts:

    * "...bringing the total HHS workforce from 82,000 to 62,000."

    * FDA — "..will lose 3,500 employees, about 19 percent of staff"

    * NIH — "...is set to lose 1,200 employees, about 6 percent..."

    * CDC — "...will lose 2,400 employees, about 18 percent..."

    When the article quoted opinions or op-eds it was quite clear and gave citations as to who offered those opinions:

    * " In an op-ed Tuesday, Tom Frieden, former CDC director under Obama, called the cuts to the CDC a threat to "America’s health, safety, and economy." "

    * " "In a matter of just a couple days, we are losing our nation’s ability to prevent HIV," Carl Schmid, executive director of the HIV+Hepatitis Policy Institute, said in a statement. "