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In reply to the discussion: Governor to take ventilators for NYC as hospitals buckle [View all]DeminPennswoods
(15,273 posts)43. When the for-profit healthcare and insurance system
cannot support a fraction of 1% of a population being sick at the same time, something is seriously broken.
A national health system would have combined resources, including medical staff, that could be redeployed where, and as, needed.
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I don't have enough information to comment on whether this is a good or flawed decision
bucolic_frolic
Apr 2020
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Number infected in U.S.A. - 250,000..Number Dead in U.S.A.- 6000...from above article
Stuart G
Apr 2020
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