Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Coronavirus cases in the united states. Hello and welcome to axios virtual event, health care 21. I am sam baker coming from my home in washington, d. C. I would like to thank United Health group for making these conversations possible. I would like to welcome our audiences. You can follow along on twitter using the axios events. Over the next 30 minutes we will unpack the best way to unpack Health Insurance access and Health Insurance coverage in the united states, and what that path forward looks like both following the president ial election and in the midst of a pandemic that is getting worse every day. Our first guest today is senator thune smith of minnesota. Smithr, senator tina of minnesota. Thank you for joining us. Sen. Smith thank you, sam. It is terrific to be with everyone today. Sam i would like to start off to frame this conversation obviously, Health Care Access and Health Insurance coverage has been a very hot topic for a long time, but i think the pandemic has set of
Approve. Member rajeo. Yes. And chair williams . Aye. All right, so we are adjourned. It is 4 33 p. M. Thank you, everyone, for sticking with us and well see you tomorrow. Thank you. Bye, everyone. See you tomorrow. The meeting is closed. Just want to notice we didnt have. Can you call the roll . Im going to read my script first. This is held by web x modifying requirements for inperson meetings during the coronavirus disease emergency. This committee will be convening remotely until the committee is authorized to meet in person. Public comments will be available on each item. Each will be allowed three minutes to speak. Comments during the Public Comment period are available by calling 14156550001. Again its 14156550001. Access code is 1469968636. Then pound and then pound again. When connected, youll hear the meeting discussion, but will be muted and in listening mode only. When the item of interest comes up, press star 3 to be added to the speaker line. Speak clearly and slowly and
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[inaudible conversations] good morning, everyone. The committee will come to order. I welcome our witnesses in person at those appearing distantly. We look forward to the testimony and getting a better understanding of where the department of Veterans Affairs and the thirdparty administrators are in administering the mission act. Also very interested in hearing more today about the caregivers implementation as well. Almost every member of our committee though not physically present at the moment, some are joining us in person and others will be joining us almost every member of the committee will be participating. The focus of todays hearing is the implementation of title i under the mission act by the department of Veterans Affairs, relating to the Veterans Community care program and the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers. Io i scheduled this hearing because of my dissatisfaction with the pace of mission implementation. While v. A. Officials were invited to part