The week in healthcare reform
Our Weekly News Roundup brings you snippets of news and brief commentary on topics related to America’s failing healthcare system, with a special focus on Medicare for All and California.
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“They are correct to never waver in this fight for healthcare as a human right. During the last few months, millions of people in the United States have lost their jobs. They should not lose their healthcare.”
Good Magazine | Jake Johnson | July 31, 2020
“COVID-19 has revealed the ways federal resource allocation and support is necessary to adequately prepare for disasters and epidemics, and properly respond when they come.”
Medical Schools Need to Get Better at Addressing Structural Racism
Scientific American | Yoshiko Iwai | August 2, 2020
“Congress should use this opportunity to support the American people and the American economy.”
Fed’s Kashkari Suggests 4-6 Week Shutdown; Says U.S. Congress Can Spend Big on Coronavirus Relief
Reuters | Tim Ahmann, Steve Orlofsky, Daniel Wallis, and Dan Grebler | August 2, 2020
“My heart aches for the millions of Americans who have fallen ill…or who have lost not only their jobs but their insurance, leaving them at risk for financial ruin.”
US Doctor in Canada: Medicare for All Would Have Made America’s COVID Response Much Better
USA Today | Dr. Khati Hendry | August 5, 2020
“The case numbers, however, are likely higher than the numbers being reported, due to a continuing technological issue with the state’s laboratory database.”
LA County Exceeds 200,000 Coronavirus Cases
NBC Los Angeles | City News Service | August 7, 2020
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