What Congress Must Do (with Congressman Joe Kennedy III)

The anger and frustration are palpable In The Bubble when Andy and Massachusetts Congressman Joe Kennedy III get together to talk about what’s not getting done in the country and what Congress needs to do to help ease the pain so many Americans are experiencing. Then, we hear from one of the true patriots fighting New-England-style for people’s lives and dignity, disability health care advocate Dennis Heaphy.

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The Disability Policy Consortium is on Twitter @DPC_MA.

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Check out these resources from today’s episode: 

• More information on dexamethasone and COVID-19: http://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-06-16-dexamethasone-reduces-death-hospitalised-patients-severe-respiratory-complications

Can You Be Evicted During Coronavirus? Here’s How to Find Out: https://www.propublica.org/article/can-you-be-evicted-during-coronavirus-heres-how-to-find-out

Here’s Andy’s latest JAMA article: The COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Need to Address Structural Challenges of the US Health Care System: https://jamanetwork.com/channels/health-forum/fullarticle/2768097

• Read more about the Heroes Act: https://www.speaker.gov/heroesact
• Want to write to or call your Congresspeople? Here’s a directory: https://www.house.gov/representatives

CDC information about COVID-19 for people with disabilities: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-disabilities.html

• Who are the “essential workers?” The Kaiser Family Foundation takes stock: https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-policy-watch/taking-stock-of-essential-workers/

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