As essential workers are on the frontlines of the coronavirus, many are calling for student debt forgiveness to provide relief to them given their unique risks of exposure.
Category: Policy
COVID-19 Prompts Regulation Rollbacks, And 3 May Have Lasting Effects For Health Care
At the beginning of 2017, the Trump Administration committed to reducing federal regulation and reining in regulatory costs. However, the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus has infiltrated the legislative and regulatory world – just as it has every other facet of …
Jamaica Responds To COVID-19 By Ramping Up Healthy Food Consumption
The devastating COVID-19 decline in Jamaica’s tourism sector has created supply and demand imbalances and a glut of agricultural produce on the local market. This is being addressed by the Ministry of Agriculture’s new “Say Yes to Fresh” Campaign.
Molina To Buy Magellan Medicaid And Medicare Plans For $820 Million
Molina Healthcare said it will buy the Magellan Complete Care line of health plans from Magellan Health for $820 million, expanding the health insurer’s Medicaid and Medicare government businesses.
Mitch McConnell’s Idea To Let States Go Bankrupt Set Off A Debate That Engulfed Washington
Here’s a timeline of the ongoing debate over state and local government funding.
Maryland Gov. Hogan Takes Extraordinary Steps To Keep Feds From Confiscating COVID Tests
The federal government has reportedly been confiscating supplies brought in overseas by state governments, even as they have been left to their own devices to obtain the medical supplies they need.
Public health requires a broader, longer-term assessment of the pandemic
Many government officials have begun to lift some restrictions on elective surgeries and procedures for hospitals. This means that some of those of us in medical professions not on the COVID-19 front lines will be returning to a workload closer to the …
Rising to the moment COVID demands: How to insure all Americans in pandemic times
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented upheaval of the U.S. health care system. For decades the United States has stood out among peer nations as the only country with no universal health care system. And now we are learning just how problemati…
Lessons From Ebola: It’s Not Enough To Fight One Disease Outbreak – You Have To Build Systems That Can Prevent The Next Ones
The COVID-19 pandemic is an unparalleled example of systems failure, with adverse impacts on education, health and economic opportunity.
Stocks Fall, Dow Loses 300 Points After Coronavirus Job Losses Surpass 30 Million
Dismal economic data sent stocks lower.
