The recent breakdown of COVID-19 relief legislation and President Donald Trump’s subsequent executive actions are just the latest in a long series of examples of Congress failing to act and a president stepping in to fill the void. This is not how our government should...

As our nation grapples with the worst public health threat it has ever faced, we do so with a public health infrastructure that is a shadow of what it once was. 

Early in the 20th century, public health was part of America’s social contract and was broadly considered by...

In the past few weeks, in varying degrees, virtually every state in the country has begun to reopen. Retail stores, office buildings, and even restaurants are opening their doors for the first time in months.  Our national daily volume of testing is increasing while ou...

For the first time in our modern history, staying at home has become a “new” normal. And with more than 1.5 million Americans now infected with COVID-19, never before in our lifetime has accessing care in a person’s home been so important.

Smartly, our federal and state...

For the first time in generations, Americans are looking at their own food supply with concern. Empty shelves at supermarkets, stories of farmers plowing under their crops and higher prices for some foods at checkout have all served to startle us out of complacency.

Whi...

Americans want our country to open up safely.

We have been at this for a number of difficult weeks since the global coronavirus pandemic began, and it has taken a toll.

It has been a time of unprecedented challenge. To our health. To our jobs. To our social connections....

The strain the COVID-19 virus has placed on U.S. hospitals is shining a light on the need for home- and community-based care.

That’s according to former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, who is also the founder and CEO of The Daschle Group. The former congressman...

Americans are staring down an unprecedented crisis. We've already lost more than 71,000 of our fellow citizens. Millions of families live in fear and uncertainty every second. And large swaths of our workforce are losing their jobs each week.

Together, we face a common,...

As the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc on America, Congress has passed three bills to help the country weather the slowdown in economic activity due to necessary stay-at-home orders. But while these packages included help for individuals, small businesses and state a...

As our nation confronts the COVID-19 pandemic, we have once again become aware of the critical importance of our state and local health departments. They are the backbone of our nation’s response system.

This is not a new story: Just in this century, we have confronted...