Viewpoints: Covid Scapegoating Left Us Unready For The Next Pandemic; Surgeon General Position Is Unneeded
Opinion writers tackle these public health problems.
Stat:
How Covid Amnesia And The MAGA Attack On Science Collide
Six years after the Covid shutdown of March 2020, the nation is still struggling to recover from a trauma that has become deeply politicized. Despite a powerful urge to forget, the pandemic remains a constant influence on the American psyche and American policy. (David Blumenthal and James A. Morone, 3/24)
The Washington Post:
Casey Means As Surgeon General? Her Nomination Underscores A Problem.
A look at Casey Means shows the weakness of her nomination and the surgeon general position itself. (Marc Short, 3/20)
Miami Herald:
Health Care Is The Way For Democrats To Win
Last fall, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the expiration of the Affordable Care Act subsidies at the end of 2025 would leave millions more Americans without health care coverage and force many families to pay thousands more each year just to keep their current coverage. (Anahita Dua, 3/23)
The Boston Globe:
Cops And The Mental Health Crisis: Reset Needed
“People with mental health disabilities are entitled to a safe, appropriate and non-discriminatory emergency response in the same way and to the same extent that the general public receives,” the suit charges. “When armed law enforcement officers are the sole or primary responders to mental health emergencies, there is an increased risk of escalation, trauma and injuries, as well as increased likelihood of arrest, incarceration and death, with even higher risks for people of color.” (3/22)
The Boston Globe:
Should Boston Follow Private Insurers In Limiting GLP-1 Drug Coverage?
The insurance plan for state and some municipal employees will stop covering GLP-1 drugs for weight loss July 1. Most major commercial insurers in Massachusetts, including Blue Cross Blue Shield and Point32Health, already eliminated coverage in their standard plan offerings. (3/20)
