COVID-19 & US healthcare system

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Meanwhile, north of the border...

The pandemic is breaking down political barriers between provincial and federal governments

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So, no, political divides do not need to get in the way of emergency response. This is proof of that statement.

Meanwhile, in the United States: ‘A Darwinian approach to federalism’: States confront new reality under Trump

The strategy is built on the idea that state leaders have the greatest familiarity with residents, hospitals and public health departments, as President Donald Trump and his allies argue. But it has a political subtext: The approach could give the White House an opportunity to extract Trump from future criticism as the virus spreads throughout the nation and threatens to kill hundreds of thousands of Americans.

It appears he's planning to blame the liberal governors for their poor response, while sending extra equipment to conservative states.  It also helps that more of the surviving voters will be Republicans under this plan.