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Why Only Test Symptomatic Patients? Consider Random Screening for COVID-19
Primarily testing symptomatic patients could become a much more valuable strategy if a treatment is developed in the coming months.
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States Will Need More Fiscal Relief. Policymakers Should Make That Happen Automatically.
Without assistance from the federal government, states will likely be forced to make deep program cuts, enact substantial tax increases, or both. Either strategy would worsen the economic downturn and its aftermath.
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The ‘Certified Recovered’ From COVID-19 Could Lead the Economic Recovery
Individuals verified as “certified recovered” from COVID-19 could help jumpstart the economy by working in health care, transportation, retail and more.
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Has Sweden Found the Right Solution to the Coronavirus?
Unlike other countries, it has so far avoided both isolation and economic ruin.
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A Compelling Story: Some Coronavirus Curves Are Starting to Flatten
Data from recent days point to encouraging results as a result of statewide stay at home orders. Researchers examined deaths and caseloads for California and New York.
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COVID-19 Policy Must Take All Impacts into Account
Human health is obviously crucial, but epidemiological models should not ignore economic and ethical considerations.
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Public Policy Panic About the COVID-19 Pandemic Not Supported by the Facts
Social isolation measures only for those at highest risk and aggressive contact tracing are more effective and less expensive than sending everyone home and shutting down the economy, Hay and Gong write.
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Americans Disagree on How Risky the Coronavirus Is, But Most Are Changing Their Behavior Anyway
Researchers tried to untangle the complicated connection between feelings of vulnerability and behavior change in response to the coronavirus.
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Misleading Marketing of Short-Term Health Plans Amid COVID-19
Schaeffer Initiative researchers investigate marketing claims made by ACA non-compliant health insurers about coverage amid the pandemic.
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Regulating Out-Of-Network Hospital Emergency Prices: Problem And Potential Benchmarks
Melnick focuses on the need and options to regulate hospital out-of-network emergency prices. Using data from California, he analyzes potential benchmarks for setting these prices.
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