Health & Human Services
Public Health Systems Still Aren’t Ready for the Next Pandemic
The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted longstanding problems with neglect and underfunding of the nation’s public health system by all levels of government.
Biden Announces Covid Vaccine Surge to States
States will see more doses of the vaccine beginning next week and greater transparency about future shipments under the administration’s plan.
Anti-Vaccine Activists Peddle Theories That Covid Shots Are Deadly, Undermining Vaccination
"If an anti-vaccine group uses a single case, where no link has been proven, to discourage people from vaccination, that’s terrible."
The U.S. Must Do More to Care for Its Caregivers
COMMENTARY | Older Americans receive generous benefits, but the immigrants who support them receive little from the government.
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New Tools Help State and Local Governments Battle Ransomware, Other Big Disasters
When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.
Rural Health Care is in Crisis—Here are Five Innovative Ways Biden Can Help it Transform
COMMENTARY | Twenty percent of the nation's population lives in rural areas, which in recent years have seen hospital closures and other health care challenges. The solutions will require more than just focusing on expanding broadband or insurance coverage.
Surgeon General Nominee: Time to Rebuild Local Health Departments
"We cannot afford to be caught in the same position we are in now, with an infrastructure that is fragmented, with data systems that don't talk to each other, with personnel that are overtaxed."
Ski Patrol Before Teachers? States Criticized Over Vaccine Timelines
State officials chose which groups are next in line for coronavirus vaccines. Now some are facing criticism over who they prioritized.
Lawmakers Move to Strip Governors’ Emergency Powers
In at least half the states, Republicans and some Democrats have proposed limiting their governor’s emergency powers in some way during the pandemic.
Liaisons to Each State, Full National Guard Reimbursement Are Part of Biden's Virus Response Plan
On his second day in office, President Joe Biden outlined a wide-ranging coronavirus response strategy, shifting toward a more national approach than the Trump administration's.
These Are the Safest States To Ride Out the Pandemic
Your best bet for avoiding coronavirus may be to head north.
Dallas County Axes Plan to Prioritize Vaccinating Communities of Color After State Threatens to Slash Allocation
State officials told Dallas leadership the plan was "not acceptable," and threatened to cut the county's vaccine supply.
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