Medical Economics August 4, 2022
Healthcare professionals and policy makers must act, as we go from the crisis phase of the pandemic, to managing an ongoing public health risk.
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Mike Tyson’s famous quip aptly describes the United States’ public health system’s inherent collapsibility, particularly during a crisis. Our pandemic response highlighted the structural vulnerabilities we’ve been planning to reform for a long time. But when the real thing hit us, our system froze, confused, like an outmatched boxer taking a punch in the first round.
The time for planning has passed. Healthcare professionals and policy makers must act, as we go from the crisis phase of the pandemic, to managing an ongoing public health...