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April 24, 2020 Issue

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Who Should Doctors Save? Inside the Debate Over Rationing Coronavirus Care

There's no agreement about what factors to consider. Alabama guidelines would exclude patients with severe mental retardation. New York policy is to maximize the number of lives saved—meaning a 90-year-old patient would get the same priority as a 20-year-old.

Opinion

Telehealth, Not the ER, Must Be the Front Line in the War on Coronavirus

America's dangerous dependence on emergency rooms is increasing the risk of rationing. We must ready the future of medicine to fight today.

Opinion

The Psychological Toll of Health Care Rationing Shouldn't Be Underestimated

The families of forsaken patients will have been wronged, and whatever procedures are put in place, there's no distancing doctors from the horror.

Opinion

Doctors Are Being Forced to Ration Care. Blame Decades of Poor U.S. Policy

America is known for its high spending on health care, yet here we are, facing a devastating shortage of medical resources. It shouldn't be this way.

Opinion

Here Is How We Protect Doctors Against Lawsuits for Rationing COVID-19 Care

The last thing we need mid-pandemic is for already overwhelmed, overworked doctors and nurses to worry about being sued.

Opinion

Charging Copays and Deductibles During a Pandemic Is Foolish—and Deadly

Yes, the United States rations medical care by ability to pay. We can't have that happen as we fight COVID-19.

Opinion

As Doctors Decide Who Will Die, Keeping Faith With Patients Is Essential

Avoid toxic, divisive rules. Make sure doctors remain their patients' champions. And, above all, save as many lives as possible.

Opinion

The U.S. Must Provide Health Insurance for All—And This Pandemic Proves It

Health care rationing already exists in the United States. It's done by ability to pay, and now it's making us all more vulnerable.

Opinion

Coronavirus Disease Discriminates. Our Health Care Doesn't Have To

COVID-19 is washing away any veneer of equal opportunity or risk. As we navigate these treacherous times, three principles can provide us with a moral and practical compass.

Opinion

As the Pandemic Compels Us to Ration Care, Transparency Is Vital

The medical community, our patients, their families and legislators need to have all the information the require to understand the spirit and the specifics of an ethical approach to rationing during this critical time.

Opinion

We Must Now Allocate COVID-19 Care To Those Who Will Benefit The Most

The allocation must be standardized—ideally, on a state level—and we must make sure the ones who weren't prioritized for life-saving treatment still get the best possible emotional support and pain control.

Politics

Can You Trust the Pollsters to Accurately Predict Trump-Biden 2020 Matchup?

Have the pollsters learned from their mistakes in the 2016 presidential election? Maybe. Maybe not.

In Focus

Stop the Spread

Seoul, South Korea Activists attend a coronavirus prevention campaign on March 30. After an initial outbreak that was the second largest in the world after China at the end of February, South Korea was praised for its success in tamping down on new cases of the virus. Now, with the virus spreading around the world and out of concern about a resurgence, the government has issued new drastic quarantine measures for everyone arriving in the country from abroad.

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Politics

Trump Campaign Shelves 2020 Ad Blitz Touting Economy Because of Coronavirus

2020 has become the COVID-19 Election. How Trump handles the crisis—and how he is perceived to handle it—will likely determine whether he is re elected.

U.S.

Military activates never-before-used federal response to combat coronavirus

The Pentagon established a "rumor control" website to beat down three myths: that the U.S. military has federalized the National Guard, that it was instituting a mandatory national lockdown, and that it was implementing martial law.

Horizons

Sports

Americans May Be Missing Out On $8.5 Billion In March Madness Bets

College hoops' Big Dance is just one of dozens of major sporting events that have been postponed or cancelled due to the coronavirus in 2020. From the Kentucky Derby to Formula One racing to the Summer Olympics, here's a by-the-numbers sampling of what fans are missing this year.

Downtime

Entertainment

Marvel at These 10 Freaks of Nature

The world is filled with unique, breathtaking natural wonders—from boiling craters to caves full of luminescent glowworms. These 10 sites are a great place to start when looking for hope in some of Mother Nature's greatest offerings.

Entertainment

Celebrities Are Helping Kids Keep Up With Their Schooling at Home

Amy Adams, Sam Sorbo, Jennifer Garner and Josh Gad are among those who are helping parents teach their kids while schools are closed.

Entertainment

Uzo Aduba as Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in the Hulu Series 'Mrs. America'

"There are a lot of young people who don't know the name Shirley Chisolm," Uzo Aduba, who plays her in 'Mrs. America' (Hulu, April 15), told 'Newsweek.'

April 24, 2020 Issue

Telehealth, Not the ER, Must Be the Front Line in the War on Coronavirus

The Psychological Toll of Health Care Rationing Shouldn't Be Underestimated

Doctors Are Being Forced to Ration Care. Blame Decades of Poor U.S. Policy

Here Is How We Protect Doctors Against Lawsuits for Rationing COVID-19 Care

Charging Copays and Deductibles During a Pandemic Is Foolish—and Deadly

As Doctors Decide Who Will Die, Keeping Faith With Patients Is Essential

The U.S. Must Provide Health Insurance for All—And This Pandemic Proves It

Coronavirus Disease Discriminates. Our Health Care Doesn't Have To

As the Pandemic Compels Us to Ration Care, Transparency Is Vital

We Must Now Allocate COVID-19 Care To Those Who Will Benefit The Most

Can You Trust the Pollsters to Accurately Predict Trump-Biden 2020 Matchup?

Stop the Spread

Military activates never-before-used federal response to combat coronavirus

Celebrities Are Helping Kids Keep Up With Their Schooling at Home

Uzo Aduba as Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm in the Hulu Series 'Mrs. America'

Editor's Picks

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