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RFK Jr.'s bloodbath at HHS: Blowback grows as losses become clearer

• pmags 2y ago
  The byline reads: "Americans will be sicker and face increased health care costs."
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• xqcgrek2 2y ago
  Another opinion piece disguised as news by arstechnica.com
  • pmags 2y 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. "