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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“Overall, 60% of respondents rated the U.S. healthcare system as ‘poor’ or ‘fair,’ compared to the 11% that rated it as ‘excellent.'”
Public Sentiment on Healthcare Deteriorating During COVID-19 Pandemic
Healthcare Finance | Jeff Lagasse | September 18, 2020
“I’m much more worried about the ACA than I was two hours ago.”
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Death Means for the Supreme Court’s Obamacare Case
Vox | Dylan Scott | September 18, 2020
“Part of the reason this majority-white, majority-non-elderly country has been so blasé about COVID-19 deaths is that mostly Black people and old people are dying.”
A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots.
The Atlantic | Olga Khazan | September 22, 2020
“Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca … collectively have received more than $2 billion in government funds for vaccine development. … Having one safety board oversee multiple trials could allow researchers to … apply consistency across evaluations. … But it also means that one board has an outsize influence … while most of their identities remain secret.”
Secret, Powerful Panels Will Pick COVID-19 Vaccine Winners
NBC News | Rachana Pradhan | September 24, 2020
“…the death of a single jurist may result in tens of millions of Americans losing their health insurance and 18 percent of the U.S. economy getting thrown into chaos, all in the middle of public health and economic crises.”
How RBG’s Death Could Trigger a Devastating Blow to the U.S. Health-Care System
Washington Post | Catherine Rampell | September 24, 2020
“Each day, over 700 people die in the United States … [which is] currently averaging 40,000 new infections per day. “
U.S. Records Over Seven Million COVID-19 Cases as Midwest Outbreak Surges
Reuters | Anurag Maan and Roshan Abraham | September 24, 2020
“… a brazenly political effort …” that would likely result in “a lawsuit from the pharmaceutical industry….”
Business Insider | Joseph Zeballos-Roig | September 24, 2020
“Experts said both executive orders will have little practical effect without action from Congress.”
Trump Health Plan Called ‘Pixie Dust’ on Pre-Existing Conditions, Builds on Transparency Bid
Healthcare Dive | Hailey Mensik | September 25, 2020
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