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A government shutdown appears to have been averted with the Continuing Resolution passed in the House yesterday. But attention to the existential threat to the U.S. Healthcare System that Congress will inevitably face has been largely ignored during this time of international and domestic turmoil. In a Forbes online commentary this morning, Steve Brozak identifies five urgent healthcare system needs that, if ignored, will lead to a moment of truth that will rival even the pressure of a government shutdown.

The nation’s health faces a dual threat — one anticipated, the other, self-inflicted.
Covid-19 has not gone away; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that infections are showing signs of a late summer wave. The new strain, EG.5, spreads easily and is more resistant to neutralizing antibodies but does not, to date, seem to be more virulent.