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Shopping for Space, Health Systems Make Over Malls
Dying malls have turned out to be good places to care for the living. During the pandemic, mall-to-medicine transitions accelerated, with at least 10 health systems moving in where retail has moved out.
Tech Titans Want the Richest Californians to Pay for Pandemic Preparedness
A measure likely to be on California’s November ballot would tax the state’s wealthiest residents to rebuild crumbling public health infrastructure and try to head off another pandemic. But are inflation-weary Californians willing to vote for new taxes?
Here's today's health policy haiku:
ANTI-VAXXERS ARE CHIPPING AWAY AT PUBLIC HEALTH
Vaccine requirements
— Judith Feinson
States must prevent dismantling
Protect the public
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