As America handles COVID-19, we hope to provide some valuable policy insights with regard to managing the virus. Our public health experts, regulatory experts, and other scholars will provide policy ideas and commentary on the policy implications of Coronavirus.
Coronavirus Policy Implications
The Issue
Publications
Podcast: Insurers’ Fight with Congress Over Pandemic Coverage
R.J. Lehmann
From The Dan Proft Show:
R Street’s Ray Lehmann discusses the fight between insurers’ and Congress over pandemic coverage.
California’s COVID-19 Shutdown Was Driven by Science. Until It Suddenly Wasn’t.
Steven Greenhut
In response to Californians who were protesting his lockdown orders, Gov. Gavin Newsom in April politely encouraged them to follow social-distancing practices while protesting and assured all…
A “green jobs” movement won’t help our recovery from COVID-19
Eli Lehrer & Devin Hartman
As America reopens shops and workplaces, many states are making ambitious plans to head in new economic directions.
Under a commission chaired by billionaire and former presidential candidate Tom…
, Newsy
Video: The Case for Government Supplied Face Masks
Caleb Watney
From Newsy:
R Street’s Caleb Watney discusses the case for government supplied face masks on Newsy.
The case for early voting
Marc Hyden
In Light of COVID-19, Mississippi Should Embrace Expanded Absentee Voting
More than two thirds of Mississippians are worried that the COVID-19 outbreak may cause disruptions in the coming…
Could a patent get in between you and a Covid-19 test? Yes
Charles Duan
From The Guardian:
In 2001, the United States faced a credible threat of an anthrax outbreak, yet Bayer refused to license its patents on ciprofloxacin (Cipro), the most effective antibiotic…
, reason
How Coronavirus Is Like Venereal Disease, and Other Bad Analogies
Shoshana Weissmann
From reason:
“It’s Going To Be Hard Enough To Get Kids Back to Day Care After COVID-19,” by Shoshana Weissmann
Back to the future and other commentary
Shoshana Weissmann
From New York Post:
Libertarian: Child Care After Corona
“Day care options are disappearing” in the pandemic, with even surviving centers operating at “limited capacity for a time” —…
The Unexplored Options for Ethiopian Elections
Kevin Kosar
From Ezega News:
Kevin R. Kosar, vice president of research partnerships at the R Street Institute, states its benefit during COVID-19 by saying, “there are a time-tested means for the country…
The coronavirus has fundamentally altered society – at least on a short-term basis – and may even change how Americans vote. In fact, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is currently mulling over a…