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.
New coronavirus response package passed in House
House OKs coronavirus relief bill, after urging from Trump, in 363-40
Fox News | By Alex Pappas, Chad Pergram, Samuel Chamberlain | March 13, 2020
New York Times map tracking U.S. Coronavirus cases
Tracking Every Coronavirus Case in the U.S.: Full Map
New York Times | Mitch Smith, Amy Harmon, Keith Collins, Allison McCann, Jin Wu and Karen Yourish | Updated March 14, 2020
Trump misrepresents insurer position on coverage
Insurers scramble to clarify what Trump meant during his major address on the coronavirus
Fierce Healthcare | Robert King | March 12, 2020
Fewer than 30% have the option to work at home.
Spotty Sick Leave Policies Limit Options for Avoiding Virus
Associated Press | Kelvin Chan and Mae Anderson | March 10, 2020
Drug industry lobbyists successfully fight off regulatory efforts
How the Drug Industry Got Its Way on the Coronavirus
Politico | Sarah Karlin-Smith | March 5, 2020
Coronavirus may be the moment when the threads that hold the global economy together came unstuck. . .
Coronavirus Will Bankrupt More People Than It Kills — And That’s the Real Global Emergency
Independent | Omar Hassan | March 11, 2020
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