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The week in healthcare reform
“…restoring Americans’ trust in ‘science-based leadership’ won’t be easy after four years of Donald Trump.”
Experts Praise Biden’s COVID-19 Plan, But Warn that Undoing Trump-Era Mistakes Will Take Time
NBC News | Corky Siemaszk | January 21, 2021
“Their hope is that offering such a choice would lead a larger number of policyholders to buy into the public option, which with time would get the country closer to a de-facto Medicare for All.”
What the Democrats Hope to Do on Healthcare Now
Quartz | Annalisa Merelli | January 22, 2021
“Food has become a bigger focus for health insurers as they look to expand their coverage beyond just the care that happens in a doctor’s office.”
Insurers Add Food to Coverage Menu as Way to Improve Health
Associated Press | Tom Murphy | January 23, 2021
“COVID-19 has become the herald event that now fully exposes the deep and chronic social wounds in U.S. communities.”
Hospitals Face Reckoning Over Health Disparities
Healthcare Dive | Samantha Liss | January 25, 2021
“…The state would move to an age-based eligibility system after vaccinating those now at the front of the line….”
California to Switch to Age-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Eligibility
KABC | Janie Har | January 26, 2021
“People are wrong to think the worst days of the pandemic are behind them….”
Everyday Activities Are More Dangerous Now That New COVID-19 Variants Are Circulating, Expert Says
CNN | Christina Maxouris | January 26, 2021
“The Defense Production Act is the government’s ability to direct rated orders,” Beezley said, which means its orders are a priority over commercial orders.
Biden Invokes DPA to Combat Supply Shortages, But Experts Say It’s No ‘Magic Wand’
Healthcare Dive | Matt Leonard | January 27, 2021
“Making small amounts of mRNA in a research lab is easy but ‘prior to this, nobody made a billion doses or 100 million or even a million doses of mRNA…’”
EXPLAINER: Why It’s Hard to Make Vaccines and Boost Supplies
Associated Press | Lauran Neergaard | January 28, 2021
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