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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“The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the [CDC] to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic….”
White House Puts ‘Politicals’ at CDC to Try to Control Info
Associated Press | Jason Dearen, Mike Stobbe and Richard Lardner | October 15, 2020
“According to the … North Dakota Health Department, there are 16 ICU open beds in the state, just one in the capital, Bismarck.”
COVID-19 Cases Climbing in Almost Every State as U.S. Braces for Possible ‘Third Peak’
NBC News | Ben Kesslen and Gary Grumbach | October 18, 2020
“…the high rate of COVID-19 deaths is directly linked to the corrosive and distorting effects of the model minority myth,”
Asian Americans in San Francisco are Dying at Alarming Rates from COVID-19: Racism Is to Blame
USA Today | Marco della Cava | October 19, 2020
“…the United States is about a week away from seeing a substantial rise in COVID-19 cases.”
U.S. Adds 58K COVID-19 Cases; Expert Says ‘Rapid’ Spike Coming
UPI | October 20, 2020
“Even if [the ACA] is partially struck down, up to 129 million could lose protections for preexisting conditions—including the more than eight million who have had COVID-19.”
Upcoming Supreme Court Ruling Could Jeopardize Health Insurance for People with COVID
Scientific American | Tanya Lewis | October 21, 2020
“…proposals to transform access to health care pose a key risk for insurers’ profitability.”
Public Option Could Make Winners, Losers of Health Insurers: Moody’s
Insurance News Net | Susan Rupe | October 21, 2020
“Much of the increase is centered in the Midwest.”
Coronavirus Case Increase Sets New U.S. Record, Rising to Over 77K in One Day
NBC News | Wilson Wong and Colin Sheeley | October 23, 2020
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