Why The End Of The Public Health Emergency Really Matters

After three years, and almost 7 million deaths worldwide, the World Health Organization last week ended its public health emergency declaration. The United States’ own COVID-19 public health emergency and the formal declaration of national emergency will end on May 11th. These emergency orders helped erect a health and social safety net for millions of Americans, ranging from expanded Medicaid eligibility and a national vaccination campaign to being able to Zoom with your doctor or receive medication for substance-use disorder at home.

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