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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“North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin have the highest new cases per capita in the country.”
As Cold Weather Arrives, U.S. States See Record Increases in COVID-19 Cases
Reuters | Lisa Shumaker | October 4, 2020
“…colder weather, the flu season, reopened schools and pandemic fatigue are a recipe for the most difficult months yet….”
CNN | Holly Yan | October 5, 2020
“A portion of the people who are severely symptomatic don’t have access to health care … and they are the population that is just being decimated by this.”
‘COVID is All About Privilege’: Trump’s Treatment Underscores Vast Inequalities in Access to Care
Stat | Casey Ross and Priyanka Runwal | October 6, 2020
“… a vaccine likely won’t be widely available until next summer or fall.”
Fauci: There Could Be 300,000 to 400,000 COVID Deaths Unless Precautions Taken
Politico | Matthew Choi | October 6, 2020
“… the state’s efforts to shelter homeless residents amid COVID-19 have played out in starkly contrasting storylines, bent and molded by local politics and resources.”
Hard Lives Made Harder by COVID: Homeless Endure a ‘Slow-Moving Train Wreck’
California Healthline | Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Angela Hart | October 7, 2020
“… billionaires’ wealth swelled to $10.2 trillion … a K-shaped recovery … that sees the rich get richer.”
Healthcare Billionaires Got Nearly $150B Richer Due to COVID Pandemic
Newsweek | Lucy Harley-McKeown | October 7, 2020
“I think the American people know that this is a president who has put the health of America first,” Pence said.
Mike Pence’s ‘Biggest Lie of the Debate’ Gets the Treatment on Twitter
Huffington Post | Lee Moran | October 8, 2020
“Big tech companies have … the data, existing customer base and distribution platforms … insurers are at risk of being commoditized or disintermediated.”
Here’s How Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are Targeting the Health Insurance Market
Fierce Healthcare | Heather Landi | October 7, 2020
“It killed more people than stroke, chronic lower respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s, diabetes, kidney disease or influenza.”
COVID-19 Is Now the Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
Scientific American | Youyou Zhou and Gary Stix | October 8, 2020
“The American people have witnessed what is the greatest failure of any presidential administration in the history of our country….”
Pence and Harris Clash Over Virus at Vice Presidential Debate
CBS News | Stefan Becket, Kathryn Watson, Melisaa Quinn | October 8, 2020
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