Chilmark Research July 7, 2020
COVID-19 is alive and well in the U.S. In the last six days alone, COVID cases have increased by over 386,000. We never got over the first wave and here we go again with a dramatic rise in new cases in the majority of states across the country.
The previous surge, targeting the mid-Atlantic, Northeast states and west coast, had a dramatic impact across the country as a national healthcare emergency was declared and elective procedures were put on hold. Patients also began avoiding the emergency room and cancelling visits to their doctor for fear of contracting COVID-19. We never really got over the first wave with the pandemic laying bare many ills of the U.S.’s current healthcare system in...