Authors Wendy Netter Epstein and Daniel Goldberg warn that a direct consequence of ending the U.S. Public Health Emergency will be that uninsured and undocumented people won’t be able to access care for COVID. This is a tragedy in its own right and is likely to expand racial health inequalities connected to COVID.  It will also have broader impacts on the community and the economy as COVID will spread, workforce shortages will continue and burdens of long COVID will increase.

They suggest States work to enact social policies that are likely to reduce COVID-related inequalities, such as paid sick leave laws, universal basic income requirements and supplemental nutrition assistance programs.  Read article>>