Commonwealth Fund December 20, 2021
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Like last year, the pandemic dominated health care news in 2021, but other events provided reasons for hope — like the Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act and implementation of the No Surprises Act.
2021 was a year of many noteworthy events in the world of health care, including the continued impact of the pandemic, a new record in opioid deaths, and challenges to the constitutional right to abortion.
As it did last year, the coronavirus pandemic dominated health care news in 2021, challenging a return to normalcy. The death toll in the U.S. alone crossed 800,000, but the availability of effective vaccines offers hope. In this post, we...