The pandemic has made Canada’s and the UK’s waits for necessary care even worse. Patients are now staring down an epic backlog that could take years to dig out of. And unfortunately, Democrats are planning to import such tragedies to America.
Category: Policy
What happens if you are both too rich and too poor for health insurance?
After being kept up all night responding to pages, I was still half-asleep walking into Mr. Jenkins’ room for what I thought would be a routine early morning admission for new-onset seizures. From scanning through the electronic medical record, I was n…
Quality measures have gotten ahead of the science of quality measurement
Physician reimbursement increasingly depends upon measures of health care quality. Physicians who fall short on quality measures now face financial penalties. But it might be quality measures, themselves, that are falling short, according to a study co…
Meet The Forgotten Female Scientist Who Debunked Theories Of Male Superiority
Leta Stetter Hollingworth was a trailblazing psychologist and champion of women’s rights. But a century after the 19th Amendment, equality has a long way to go.
Why The U.S. Needs To Change Its Testing Strategy To Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic
Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, explains what’s gone wrong with America’s coronavirus testing strategy, and how it can be fixed.
Court Approves NJ Plan To Borrow $9.9 Billion For Covid-19 Costs
“The pandemic has caused a health emergency, a broad-based economic one that has devastated many individuals and families and a fiscal crisis for the state,” Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote.
Community Health Centers Are Invaluable In The Fight Against The Coronavirus Pandemic
Anand Parekh, chief medical advisor for the Bipartisan Policy Center, explores how community health centers have been successfully fighting the Covid-19 pandemic in underserved communities.
ACLU Sues Mississippi To Make Absentee Voting More Accessible During Pandemic
Despite Trump’s protests against mail-in voting, many states have temporarily adjusted their absentee voting rules.
Dow Jumps 350 Points After Trump Signs Executive Orders To Extend Coronavirus Relief
The S&P is now just over 1% away from setting a new record high.
Trump Calls for Making Permanent Cuts to Both the Medicare and Social Security Payroll Taxes
Trumps wants to make permanent cuts to the Medicare and Social Security payroll taxes. But, both the Medicare and Social Security trust funds are running out of money. That is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to happen for Medicare in 2025 …
