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December 9, 2020 Health Insurance / Health Policy

Lower-income Americans Are the Sickest, Most Likely to Struggle to Afford Care Compared to Lower-Income People in Other Wealthy Countries

Eleven-Country Survey Shows Income Inequality in the U.S. and Lack of Access to Primary Care Could Threaten COVID-19 Recovery

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What Biden Can Do to Combat COVID Right Now

Should he set up a shadow COVID effort, to compete with the Trump administration’s task force?

October 28, 2020 Biotechnology / Coronavirus / Health Policy / Vaccines

Scientists Warn Americans Are Expecting Too Much From a Vaccine

Many have pinned their hopes on a COVID-19 vaccine being developed at “warp speed.” But some scientific experts warn they’re all expecting too much, too soon.

October 15, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Infectious Disease / Public Health

Inside the Fall of the CDC

How the world’s greatest public health organization was brought to its knees by a virus, the president and the capitulation of its own leaders.

September 2, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Occupational Heatlh

Washington ranked #1 state for workers during pandemic

Oxfam America study ranks Washington best state — based on worker protections, healthcare and unemployment during COVID pandemic

September 1, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Hospitals

Virus Imperils Health Care Safety Net

The safety net providers that take all patients regardless of ability to pay have sustained enormous financial losses during the COVID-19 crisis.

August 31, 2020 Coronavirus / Drugs / Health Policy

FDA departure from standard procedure may lead to trouble with COVID-19 vaccines

FDA’s repeated departure from standards and long-tested and proved procedures will soon translate into a poorly considered authorization of COVID-19 vaccines.

June 29, 2020 Health Policy

Supreme Court, Rejecting Restrictive La. Law, Refuses To Roll Back Abortion Rights

In a 5-4 ruling, the court said a law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital is unconstitutional.

June 11, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Public Health

The seven COVID-19 numbers to watch

A U.S. National Academy of Sciences panel have identified seven numbers decision-makers should follow to guide their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lieutenant (junior grade) Natasha McClinton, a surgical nurse, prepares a patient for a procedure in the intensive care unit aboard the U.S. the hospital ship USNS Comfort. The ship cares for critical and non critical patients without regard to their COVID-19 status. Comfort is working with Javits New York Medical Station as an integrated system to relieve the New York City medical system, in support of U.S. Northern Command's Defense Support of Civil Authorities as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

June 8, 2020 Health Insurance / Health Policy / Hospitals

Rapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay

COVID-19 has done what no president or reformer could have: It forced sudden major changes to the nation’s health system that are unlikely to be reversed.

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June 2, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy

How leadership in various countries has affected COVID-19 response effectiveness

Reliance on science and centralized messaging helped the response,. Confused, mixed messages, coupled with distrust of scientific experts, let the virus spread.

May 4, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Healthcare Providers / Public Health

Always The Bridesmaid, Public Health Rarely Spotlighted Until It’s Too Late

Because the public health system mostly operates in the background, it rarely gets the attention or funding it deserves ― until there’s a crisis.

April 23, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Public Health

8 in 10 Americans Favor Strict Shelter-in-Place Orders To Limit Coronavirus’ Spread.

Most say they could continue to obey such stay-at-home orders for a another month or longer.

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April 21, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Public Health

As Protests Spread, States Tread Carefully to Avoid Inflaming Extremists

In the Northwest, where anti-government militia groups have long had a presence, states have largely ignored those who are openly defying stay-at-home orders.

April 3, 2020 Coronavirus / Health Policy / Public Health

Governors take charge of response to the coronavirus

Governors are taking aggressive action in their states in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, each is tailoring the response to the unique needs of their state.