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Democratic health care debate topics finally expand past Medicare for AllPhoto: Win McNamee/Getty ImagesDemocrats finally debated health care subjects other than Medicare for All on Tuesday night.Why it matters: We have a much wider range of health care problems than political debates usually suggest. Discussing rural Americans’ lack of access to health care may not…
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Democratic health care debate topics finally expand past Medicare for All
Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Democrats finally debated health care subjects other than Medicare for All on Tuesday night.
Why it matters: We have a much wider range of health care problems than political debates usually suggest. Discussing rural Americans’ lack of access to health care may not be as exciting as debating whether to do away with private insurance, but it’s a subject that many voters struggle with every day.
CDC confirms 7th coronavirus case in the U.S.
Passengers traveling to Ghuangzhou, China takes precautions by wearing masks following an outbreak of the Coronavirus in China at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on January 31, 2020. Photo: Luke Dray / Stringer/Getty Images
A 7th coronavirus case has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where a man in the San Francisco Bay area became ill after traveling from Wuhan, China back to the U.S., the Santa Clara Health Department said Friday.
The big picture: Federal health officials expect more cases to be confirmed while the CDC continues to test cases and as state health departments remain on high alert. The U.S. on Friday declared a public health emergency and restricted travel based on the new virus’s ability to spread from person-to-person.
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People wear facemasks in Beijing, China, Feb. 5. Photo: Roman BalandinTASS via Getty Images
An adult in Wisconsin with a history of travel to Beijing, China, has contracted the coronavirus, the state health department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed on Wednesday.
What’s happening: The individual, who is currently isolated at home, “was exposed to known cases” of 2019-nCoV while in China. Immediate health risk to the general public in Wisconsin is low, the state health department said.
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