Medicare for All Who Have Coronavirus?
As Coronavirus continues to spread, we wondered whether this country's expensive and patchwork healthcare system was making it harder for officials to track and contain the pandemic.
Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast
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Show Notes
On today's show, we take a look at whether the U.S.'s healthcare system, which is often criticized for being too expensive, too complex, too disjointed and not patient-centric, is also hindering public health officials' efforts to track and contain the spread of Coronavirus.
Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of health initiatives at Community Service Society, and co-founder of Healthcare for All New York, talks about how the coronavirus crisis highlights the disparity of healthcare coverage in this country, and if the government is up to the task of protecting, and paying for coronavirus testing and treatment for all Americans.