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Ex-officials call for $46 billion for tracing, isolating in next coronavirus package

Ex-officials call for $46 billion for tracing, isolating in next coronavirus package

Leading former federal health officials Andy Slavitt and Scott Gottlieb are leading a call for $46 billion for specific measures in a next coronavirus aid package to safely reopen the economy.
by Franco Ordoñez

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Patients are being billed for some phone chats with doctors that used to be free

Patients are being billed for some phone chats with doctors that used to be free

As part of their social distancing policies, elected leaders suggested phone and video medical appointments would be covered by health insurance. So why are some patients paying $70 per virtual visit?
by Jay Hancock

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‘It’s just always a battle’: Native nations still waiting for federal COVID-19 aid

‘It’s just always a battle’: Native nations still waiting for federal COVID-19 aid

Delays and confusion have hampered the distribution of aid tribal governments in Minnesota say they desperately need to continue to function — and to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
by Dan Gunderson

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Intelligence Squared debate: Is the Defense Production Act being underutilized?

Intelligence Squared debate: Is the Defense Production Act being underutilized?

What is the Defense Production Act? And how might the government help medical professionals get access to the supplies they need to combat coronavirus? John Donvan hosted two of the nation's leading experts on the DPA in the IQ2 first-ever "at-home debate.”
by MPR News Staff

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Pelosi: President Trump's effort to sideline the WHO is 'dangerous'

Pelosi: President Trump's effort to sideline the WHO is 'dangerous'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is criticizing President Trump's effort to withhold funding from the World Health Organization. "It's stupid — it's more than stupid; it's dangerous," Pelosi told NPR.
by Jason Slotkin

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Minnesota nurses' union criticizes order allowing out-of-state medical workers

Minnesota nurses' union criticizes order allowing out-of-state medical workers

A union representing nurses in Minnesota is criticizing a state order allowing out-of-state medical personnel to work in Minnesota during the coronavirus pandemic without additional license requirements.
by Mike Moen

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White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy

White House aiming for Trump pivot from virus to economy

After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Trump’s public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic devastation caused by the pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Pandemic puts summer camps in a quandary

Pandemic puts summer camps in a quandary

Summer camps around the state are trying to figure out whether they can operate this year, and if they can, what they may have to do differently to keep campers and staff safe from the coronavirus. That’s putting parents and kids in a tough spot, as they try to plan their summers.
by Dan Kraker

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Census delay could push back redistricting across the U.S.

Census delay could push back redistricting across the U.S.

The U.S. Census Bureau needs more time to wrap up the once-a-decade count because of the coronavirus, opening the possibility of delays in drawing new legislative districts that could help determine what political party is in power.
by The Associated Press

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