Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: These Steps Will Bolster Nursing Profession, US Health System
Bloomberg: The US Needs More Nurses. Here's How To Fix The Shortage
The US health-care system needs more nurses. Nursing schools aren’t producing enough graduates, young workers are quitting, and older ones are retiring early. (10/18)
CNN: How To Fix American Health Care, According To 6 Experts
With over 1 million deaths in the US from Covid-19, and close to 100 million cases of infection since the pandemic began, almost everyone in the nation has been touched by the disease in some way. CNN Opinion asked health care and policy experts about their proposed solutions to refine our health care system so that it best serves all Americans. (10/18)
Seattle Times: Where An 1864 Law Denies My Patients Reproductive Health Care
“I’m sorry, I can no longer legally perform your abortion,” I said to the young woman sitting in front of me, whose ultrasound had confirmed her pregnancy at 11 weeks. (Natalie Cheung-Jones, 10/17)
