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Has the Trump administration responded well to COVID-19? Has the Trump administration responded well to COVID-19?
Yes, the Trump Administration has responded well to the Coronavirus Yes, the Trump Administration has responded well to the Coronavirus
No, the Trump administration has failed in its response to COVID-19 No, the Trump administration has failed in its response to COVID-19
The flawed US health and social system is to blame for bad preparation for COVID-19 The flawed US health and social system is to blame for bad preparation for COVID-19
President Trump recognized the economic impact of COVID-19 on U.S. citizens and offered a stimulus package to support workers and businesses President Trump recognized the economic impact of COVID-19 on U.S. citizens and offered a stimulus package to support workers and businesses
President Trump downplayed the risk of the pandemic, misleading U.S. citizens and causing them to turn away from precautionary measures President Trump downplayed the risk of the pandemic, misleading U.S. citizens and causing them to turn away from precautionary measures
Trump closed the pandemic response unit and created a COVID-19 task force in its place which caters to his goals rather than to the health of the nation Trump closed the pandemic response unit and created a COVID-19 task force in its place which caters to his goals rather than to the health of the nation
President Trump delayed critical response to COVID-19 and only did the bare minimum, which led the United States into a health crisis that could have been curtailed President Trump delayed critical response to COVID-19 and only did the bare minimum, which led the United States into a health crisis that could have been curtailed
The US Health system is flawed and not value for money The US Health system is flawed and not value for money
Large numbers of people with no health insurance Large numbers of people with no health insurance
The United States’ wealth disparity leads to a disproportionately vulnerable population The United States’ wealth disparity leads to a disproportionately vulnerable population
The health system is hospital focused The health system is hospital focused
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Health outcomes compared to money spent: The U.S. devotes more of its national income to healthcare relative to other OECD countries (e.g. in the UK people contribute £4,000 pa on their healthcare compared with £10,000 in the USA) [1] with hundreds of thousands Americans per year declaring bankruptcy due to health care bills. [1] Three times the world average of this is on administrative costs. Despite the amount spent, the USA is amongst the very worst of wealthy nations on a succession of health measures including average life expectancy,[2] where the US sits with South America, well below the UK, Western Europe, NZ, Australia and Canada.[3] The contrast with the amount spent on health makes the US even more of an outlier.[4]

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  1. https://time.com/5708811/american-broken-health-care-british/
  2. https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/14/coronavirus-hospital-workers-present-sharply-different-pictures-of-preparedness/
  3. https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy
  4. https://ourworldindata.org/the-link-between-life-expectancy-and-health-spending-us-focus
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