Evening Edition: Boom-and-bust federal funding after 9/11 undercut hospitals’ preparedness
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Congressional funding for hospital preparedness for national health emergencies peaked in 2004 and has plummeted since then. Of the more than $118 billion the federal government invested from 2001 through 2017 to protect U.S. citizens from health threats, less than $6 billion went to assisting the nation's network of hospitals, records show.
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The U.S. death toll attributed to the coronavirus last month surpassed that of the entire Vietnam War. It tested almost everyone, yet Americans found ways to come together.
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