The Baker administration revised its voluntary guidelines for who should receive scarce treatments like ventilators during the COVID-19 crisis by prioritizing those likely to survive for the next five years and ignoring longer-term health outcomes. The change downplays underlying conditions that might not hinder a person’s ability to recover in the short-term but could in […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
Two leading officials in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on hospitals and not enough on long-term care facilities. “The state has done a tremendous job of focusing on hospital surge and doing all we can […]
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Baker accused of misplaced COVID-19 priorities
Two leading officials in the state’s nursing home industry said on The Codcast that the Baker administration focused too much attention in the early stages of the COVID-19 crisis on hospitals and not enough on long-term care facilities. “The state has done a tremendous job of focusing on hospital surge and doing all we can […]
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The vote must go on
Elected officials may be mindful of the coronavirus pandemic, but the horse race always continues in an emergency, one way or the other. Stephanie Murray at Politico reported on newly-released campaign finance reports from the beginning of the year through March 31, and says Rep. Joe Kennedy III holds a financial advantage over Sen. Ed […]
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Essential or non-essential, who decides?
Deciding which businesses are essential and which ones are nonessential during a pandemic can sometimes get tricky. In Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott on March 23 banned all medical procedures that are not “immediately medically necessary.” His order said nothing about abortions, but Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, an outspoken opponent of abortions, ruled that the […]
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Rollins: Lock him up
Whether you call it a Nixon-goes-to-China moment or just an example of the shades of grey that color lots of criminal justice issues, Rachael Rollins is making news in a surprising way: The reform-minded Suffolk district attorney, who is part of a national wave of progressive prosecutors calling for a turn away from the tough-on-crime […]
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How will this end?
It’s the question everyone wants an answer to – but no one knows what the answer is. How will this end? Americans cannot remain holed up in their homes forever, but what circumstances will allow society to reopen safely, despite the coronavirus? In a fascinating and provocative piece in The Boston Globe’s Ideas section on […]
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We have a problem in aisle 5
Everyone knows what it’s like these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those stores running. On the Codcast, Boston-based Stop and Shop employee Jose Lopes and Whole Foods worker Dan offered their assessment of the risks they […]
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We have a problem in aisle 5
Everyone knows what it’s like these days to be inside a supermarket, but few people know what it’s like to be in the shoes of the essential workers who keep those stores running. On the Codcast, Boston-based Stop and Shop employee Jose Lopes and Whole Foods worker Dan offered their assessment of the risks they […]
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Getting at the real Tom Brady
I learned more about Tom Brady listening to two hours of a Howard Stern interview than I did reading 20 years of Boston sports pages. I’ve watched Brady religiously season after season, fascinated by his drive to win and his knack at consistently pulling it off. But in all the interviews on WEEI, with the […]