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The week in healthcare reform
Biden: “I understand the appeal of Medicare-For-All, but folks supporting it should be clear that it means getting rid of Obamacare, and I’m not for that.”
Healthcare Finance | Jeff Lagasse | January 7, 2021
“Many workers say employers and government systems that are meant to protect them have failed.”
For Health Care Workers, The Pandemic Is Fueling Renewed Interest In Unions
NPR | Aneri Pattani | January 11, 2021
Jayapal: “This is not a joke … anyone who refuses to wear a mask should be fully held accountable for endangering our lives because of their selfish idiocy.”
COVID Fears Grow in Capitol as Three Lawmakers Test Positive
Associated Press | Kevin Freking | January 12, 2021
“In California … the same departments managing testing and contact tracing for an out-of-control epidemic are leading the [vaccination] effort.”
California Counties ‘Flying the Plane as We Build It’ in a Plodding Vaccine Rollout
California Healthline | Anna Maria Barry-Jester | January 14, 2021
More subsidies for the health insurance companies….
Here’s What’s in Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Economic Rescue Package
CNN | Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco | Updated January 15, 2021
“U.S. retailers face a choice of strictly enforcing state eligibility rules with on-site identity checks, or rely on an honor system that could allow people to ignore those guidelines but also get more people inoculated.”
Some Big U.S. Pharmacies Will Not Check ID Before Administering COVID-19 Vaccines
Reuters | Richa Naidu, Tina Bellon, Aishwarya Venugopal | January 15, 2021
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