On facebook, youtube, twitter and from axios. Com. With theollow along axios on twitter. We will unpack how the pandemic has changed the trajectory of healthcare and what is expected over the next four years. Is dr. Robertt blendon, professor of Health Policy at the school of Public Health. He is joining us from boca raton. Welcome. Thank you for having me. Theets Start Talking about Number One Health topic right now, the coronavirus. Lets talk about equities and disparities. Can you outline what are the best things we can do from a policy perspective to help reduce the pain of the pandemic and to reduce the inequities associated over the next few months . Dr. Blendon first i want to be very cautious. A number of things are done under an emergency basis over the next six months. A lot of like and hispanic americans could die. There are a lot of things we can do about race inequity that are really important. I am really worried about the next six months. Americansent black and latino am
During the next 30 minutes will impact the best ways to expand Health Insurance access and coverage and exactly what that path looks like following a president ial election and in the midst of a pandemic getting worse every day. The first guest today is senator smith from minnesota thank you for joining us. Thank you i enjoy being here today. I went to frame this conversation. Obviously Health Insurance coverage has been a hot topic for a long time. And with that gap in the system with millions of people lose their Health Insurance and the economic downturn the flex not just those people that family members and their Health Insurance. So i am just curious how has a shape to change the way specifically of healthcare covege . To see that differently now . Ou raise the right point here we are in the midst oa Global Pandemic that is searching fromhe state of minnesota and the upper dwest we had 56 deaths yesterda yesterday, maintain the highest ever and as we see infections go up and hospi
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Task force is ready to recommend that all americans now wear a mask, a scarf, bandanna or some other protective Face Covering in order to protect against the virus. Here is doctor Anthony Fauci this morning stressing that Face Covering does not mean using the same much needed n95 mask that are in such critical need for our doctors, nurses, healthcare workers who are fighting on the front lines. When you are out, and you cannot maintain the 6foot distance to where some sort of facial covering. The important point to emphasize is that that should in no way ever take away from the availability of masks that are needed for the Healthcare Providers. Lou incredibly, much of Corporate America is working with the president and working for the American People. Acting in the National Interest in the worsening crisis. One firm tonight stands out. The president first requesting and now ordering that 3m stop altogether its export of much needed, critically needed n95 mask that are in such demand in