Trump’s Dangerous Optimism
He’s acting like a fool.
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Episode Notes
On the Gist, how to stay out of the ICU.
In the interview, Mike talks about why the US was less prepared for a pandemic like COVID-19 with Andy Slavitt, former head of Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act for the Obama Administration. They discussed why high uninsured rates, high co-pay costs, and low medical capacity make the country as a whole more vulnerable.
In the spiel, foolish optimism about COVID-19.
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