About an hour after I dig through some reports I got sent. 1/
In the US, given the relatively lax social distancing, we are past Italy, Spain & other countries on how long it’s taking to flatten. People are impatient. 2/
Trump Administration apparently readying a plan to open rural areas first. Keep hot spots closed. 3/
I will be reviewing a proposal tomorrow I hope for what to do about it.
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There’s a longer laundry list, but most of it won’t make it in. 11/
-Automatic enrollment into Medicaid (tough push)
-100% Medicaid expansion match (also tough)
-Combat pay for health care providers
-Money to expand voting
The HELP Committee appears to be driving details. 12/
Very impressed with Ashish’s grasp and focal areas if you don’t follow him.
He spent a fair amount of time talking about the testing challenge. 13/
Lab tests were designed to be done one by one, not at the kind of massive scale we need now. 14/
The implication is that we are still working thru backlog.15/
1. Continuing to test caregivers & at risk populations
2. Sampling healthy people in cities
3. Significant testing regionally as we open 16/
One doc described serious anxiety among the health care workforce. 18/
This means more #StayHome until testing and tracking capabilities are in place. 19/
Listen to the first 30 seconds of the new podcast for what I think is the most stirring recording in history. So relevant to today.
(And the rest of course)