COVID-19 has seen health systems worldwide struggle with an influx of patients, yet in the US, securing a bed is not the main concern for many of those who need treatment. With job lay-offs causing millions to lose their insurance, could the pandemic spark a shift in attitudes to healthcare?
Dr. Brian Jack is the chair of the Department of Family Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center.
Sara Rosenbaum is the Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy and founding chair of the Department of Health Policy at George Washington University.
Emma Sheppard is a journalist specialising in business, technology, family and social affairs. As well as Canvas8, her work has appeared in The Guardian, Wired, BBC Worldwide, The Independent and more.