The COVID-19 pandemic should have us reflecting on the state of our health care system as well as embarking in a national dialogue on what type of system we want for this country and what investments we need to attain that vision.
The COVID-19 pandemic should have us reflecting on the state of our health care system as well as embarking in a national dialogue on what type of system we want for this country and what investments we need to attain that vision.
So many questions arise when considering the pandemic: Why were we so ill prepared to mount a national response? Why are health care costs so high? Why does so much of the population have such poor access to basic care, with racial and economic disparities so pronounced? What should be our focus going forward? Here are a few thoughts and observations as we start examining some of the issues and begin that dialogue.
