COVID-19 and the State of Health and Social Care in England
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated challenges facing the provision of health and social care in England, a recent report finds.
Resource Allocation
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The anti-vax movement is dishonest, aggressive, and experienced in creating fear and doubt. These tactics are now being used in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Duplicate Discounts Threaten the 340B Program During COVID-19 Duplicate Discounts Threaten the 340B Program During COVID-19
The 340B program, which provides discount drugs to safety-net hospitals, faces an uncertain future due to increased demand spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Read more: Addressing Health Inequities in End-of-Life Care in the Era of COVID-19 Addressing Health Inequities in End-of-Life Care in the Era of COVID-19
Inequities in end-of-life care have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, but have yet to receive the same attention as other health disparities.
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Read more: Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Shouldn’t be Mandatory Why a COVID-19 Vaccine Shouldn’t be Mandatory
We believe premature mandates won’t work. In fact, they could backfire spectacularly.
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Read more: Arizona’s Crisis Standards of Care and Fair Allocation of Resources During COVID-19 Arizona’s Crisis Standards of Care and Fair Allocation of Resources During COVID-19
Arizona has done the right thing by adopting crisis standards of care instead of leaving these decisions about ventilators to be made ad hoc.
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Read more: Value-Based Reimbursement Can Decrease Spending on Medicare During COVID-19 Value-Based Reimbursement Can Decrease Spending on Medicare During COVID-19
A value-based Medicare system is not only beneficial, but also necessary to protect the elderly and chronically ill during the pandemic.
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Read more: To Address COVID-19 Disparities, 340B Hospitals Need More Flexibility To Address COVID-19 Disparities, 340B Hospitals Need More Flexibility
Increased flexibility for 340B covered entities is necessary to address COVID-19 disparities faced by marginalized communities.
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Read more: COVID-19 and Organ Transplantation COVID-19 and Organ Transplantation
A banner year for organ transplantation in the United States became a tattered memory by April 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
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Read more: When and How to Resume Non-Urgent Care During COVID-19 When and How to Resume Non-Urgent Care During COVID-19
The question must be: can we accommodate non-emergent/non-urgent care safely or not, and if yes, which care do we address first as we re-open?
