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Entries Tagged as 'Healthcare Crisis'

CIGNA Decides to Commit Murder by Spreadsheet — “Day of Rage” Organized

Posted by Dave Awl on December 20th, 2007 at 11:12 am

See update #3 at the bottom of this post: after an emotional roller coaster of a day, Nataline Sarkisyan has passed away.
The fine, caring folks at CIGNA health insurance have made the warm-hearted decision to let a 17-year-old girl die because they don’t want to pay for a liver transplant. And they’re trying to justify […]

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Roundup: Where All the Corn Cobs Are Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on October 29th, 2007 at 1:36 am


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The Bright Side of Death

Posted by Dave Awl on September 15th, 2007 at 11:49 pm


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Good Morning, Day 51

Posted by Dave Awl on September 6th, 2007 at 11:21 am


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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition

Posted by Dave Awl on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am


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Rolling Stone: John Edwards is “the Real Liberal” in the Race

Posted by Dave Awl on August 13th, 2007 at 2:27 pm


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Tags: Politics · Media · Climate Change · Labor · Journalism · Healthcare Crisis · The Economy, Stupid

Good Morning, Day 14

Posted by Dave Awl on July 31st, 2007 at 5:17 am


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John Edwards on Universal Health Care

Posted by Dave Awl on July 25th, 2007 at 1:17 am


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Good Morning, Day 7

Posted by Dave Awl on July 24th, 2007 at 11:45 am


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Good Morning, Day 6

Posted by Dave Awl on July 23rd, 2007 at 4:52 am


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Good Morning, Day 5

Posted by Dave Awl on July 22nd, 2007 at 5:22 am


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Video Roundup: Colbert, Stewart, and Olbermann

Posted by Dave Awl on July 20th, 2007 at 11:53 am


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Moore vs. Gupta: The Wrap-Up

Posted by Dave Awl on July 20th, 2007 at 6:12 am


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Good Morning, Day 3

Posted by Dave Awl on July 20th, 2007 at 5:18 am


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