Tag: healthcare

Many states report coronavirus cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations differently, and the federal government is way behind on data tracking. Without consistent information, the U.S. won’t be able to properly respond as new coronavirus hot spots emerge.

Progressive lawmakers criticize the Trump administration's decision calling it a deliberate blocking of vulnerable Americans, which with have "negative consequences."

The U.S. health care system is ill-equipped when it comes to a pandemic and citizens will be the ones to suffer.

As coronavirus sweeps the globe, there is not a single Trilogy Evo Universal ventilator — developed with government funds — in the U.S. stockpile.

“How wonderful is this. A beautiful silver lining.”

Corporate tax cuts won’t save us. The coronavirus doesn’t distinguish between rich and poor.

There is no public health system in the U.S., in short, because the richest nation in the world has no capacity to protect the public as a whole, apart from national defense.

Trump’s message to governors on lifesaving medical equipment — “get it yourselves” — is grimly appropriate in a country without national health care.

This comes as the Spanish government announced it is nationalizing hospitals and private healthcare companies to better manage the pandemic.

“Having a healthcare system that's a public strategic asset rather than a business run for profit allows for a degree of coordination and optimal use of resources.”