Tag Archives: healthcare

NYTimes.com – Its Gene Patents Upheld, Myriad Genetics Moves to Protect Its Secrets

Regard­less of whether or not you agree with the idea of patents on genes, the fact that these patents are forc­ing patients to undergo a more expen­sive and less effec­tive pro­ce­dure should give any­one concern.

August 24, 2011 – 9:51 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Business, Quick Posts, Science, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

The Washington Monthly – How The Media Covers Health Care Rulings, Cont’d

The larger impli­ca­tion is how the pub­lic winds up per­ceiv­ing each of these rul­ings, all again with the exact same legal implication.

February 27, 2011 – 2:41 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics, Quick Posts | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

NYTimes.com – Public Workers in Wisconsin Protest Plan to Cut Benefits

The sec­ond part doesn’t make a lot of sense as far as a par­tial solu­tion to solv­ing the deficit, the col­lec­tive bar­gain­ing wouldn’t reduce any cur­rent state pay­ments to employees.

February 16, 2011 – 10:49 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Economics, Politics, Quick Posts | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

The Rage Is Not About Health Care – NYTimes.com

Frank Rich on the recent health care bill pas­sage and the sim­i­lar­ity between that and other bills that changed society.

March 28, 2010 – 7:12 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Closing Arguments on Health Care – NYTimes.com

Krug­man mak­ing a “final” argu­ment for a national health care plan.

March 19, 2010 – 10:34 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off

Memo to Bart Stupak: Listen to the Sisters – Huffington Post

Diana Bass calls out Rep. Stu­pak in a highly amus­ing manner.

March 19, 2010 – 10:22 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off

Democrats May Drop Medicare Expansion

Well ok then to quote Marco who sums it up bet­ter that I ever could. Democ­rats (in power): We want to pass this bill that makes a lot of sense. It would help a lot of peo­ple and it’s sup­ported by the major­ity of the pop­u­la­tion. Repub­li­cans: No. You need to com­pro­mise. Democ­rats: OK. Well, I …

December 15, 2009 – 9:12 pm | By Justin Yost | Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off