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NPR News: What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health

What Biden's Election Means For U.S. Health Care And Public Health The Trump administration has been marked by a scaled-back federal investment and involvement in U.S. health care. Biden's team has plans to change that — even if Republicans retain Senate control. Read more on NPR

NPR News: President-Elect Biden Has A Plan To Combat COVID-19. Here's What's In It

President-Elect Biden Has A Plan To Combat COVID-19. Here's What's In It Coronavirus cases are surging around the country. How will Joe Biden manage the pandemic differently, once he takes office in January? Expect a more centralized U.S. response plan, his team says. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Medicaid's Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House

Medicaid's Future Hinges On Who Wins The White House The Trump administration has given states ways to restrict spending on the government insurance program for low-income Americans. A Biden administration would expand Medicaid coverage. Read more on NPR

NPR News: The Campaign To Wipe Out Polio Was Going Really Well ... Until It Wasn't

The Campaign To Wipe Out Polio Was Going Really Well ... Until It Wasn't It looked as if polio would be the second human disease to be eliminated — after smallpox. But "2020 has been a terrible year," the head of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative says. Read more on NPR

NPR News: Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds

Mask-Wearing Is Up In The U.S., But Young People Are Still Too Lax, CDC Survey Finds A general increase in mask-wearing has been encouraging, U.S. public health experts say. But too few young people, especially, are social distancing and taking other steps to slow coronavirus' spread. Read more on NPR