Andrew L Yarrow
Andrew L. Yarrow, a former New York Times reporter affiliated with several Washington think tanks, writes frequently on health and other public-policy issues and is working on his fifth and sixth books.
Recent Stories By Andrew L Yarrow:
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The Billion Dollar Drug for Opioid Victims Has a Problem: It’s AddictiveMarch 31, 2017
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s executive order earlier this month, declaring the state’s opioid addiction crisis a state of emergency, is yet another example of the state’s leadership in addressing a...
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The Rise of a New Economic Underclass—Millennial MenJune 10, 2015
In the Game of Life, the popular, not-so-subtly normative mid-20th century board game, players quickly proceeded to college or on a vocational track, and soon after got jobs, married, bought a house...
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Americans Low Savings Rate A Bad Sign for Good EconomyApril 26, 2015
We’re supposed to be enjoying an economic recovery since the Great Recession of 2008-2009 – yet many economists have questioned whether the last five years have been much of a “recovery.” Judging...
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Unemployed and Retired? You, too, Can Double DipAugust 17, 2011
Can you be unemployed and retired. . . and collect benefits for being both? One New York woman who was laid off in 2009 after a 40-year career in philanthropy filed for unemployment while...
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Ranks of the Long-Term Unemployed Mushroom in Grim EconomyAugust 5, 2011
The ranks of long-term unemployed Americans hovered near record levels last month, even as the overall unemployment rate dipped slightly to 9.1 percent. Nearly half of all the unemployed have been...