Here’s a message for the CDC (the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention): Stop playing politics and focus solely on public health.
Category: Policy
Budget Reconciliation Bill’s Healthcare Provisions Are Disastrous
Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget resolution could usher in the most radical changes to our healthcare system in decades and move the country toward a government-run, single-payer system.
Asylum seekers: a snapshot from an American physician’s lens
Despite the bright pink walls of its exterior, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility stands inconspicuously, set back along a stretch of a frequently traveled road. We had come to meet Carla (identifying information changed), a detaine…
Afghanistan, the Delta variant, and the limits of American short-term solutions
In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to uphold its current Communist government. Opposed to the foreign invasion of their country, many rebel groups, collectively known as the Mujahideen, rose up in arms to fight the Soviets. Since it was the …
Will FDA Approval Increase Covid-19 Vaccination? That Depends On These 3 Things
Dr. Joshua Liao discusses how we should use FDA approval to approach people with empathy and humility, not as a bludgeon in vaccine communication.
To Get Everyone Vaccinated, The United States Needs A National Vaccination Corps
Health policy experts Lawrence Gostin and Eric Friedman explain how the federal government can step up and get more people vaccinated.
Why We Need To Change How We Talk About Covid-19 Vaccines
Dr. Joshua Liao discusses how framing can be used to combat over-optimism about vaccination, which contributed to premature decisions to drop masking and social distancing requirements and public confusion.
Ping An, Alibaba, JD.com Healthcare Units Tumble As State Media Calls For Stepped Up Regulation
Chinese online healthcare stocks plunged more than 10% after a state-run newspaper called for greater supervision of prescription drugs sold on the internet, sparking fears that the government is preparing to introduce new regulations.
The Cost Of Being Unvaccinated Just Went Up — Most Insurers Are Passing Costs Back To Patients As Covid Hospitalizations Soar
The majority of private health insurers are no longer waiving out-of-pocket costs for Covid-19 treatment and are passing these back to patients, according to research by KFF, and almost no provider will still be eating the cost by the end of the year.
U.S. Hospitals Are Running Out Of A Crucial Covid Drug Amid Delta Surge And Worldwide Shortages
Hospitals could be without tocilizumab, one of the only therapies for Covid-19 patients cleared for use in the U.S., for weeks and the World Health Organization urged maker Roche to ensure it is distributed fairly around the world.
