Andy Slavitt

author of “Preventable: The Inside Story of How Leadership Failures, Politics, and Selfishness Doomed the U.S. Coronavirus Response”

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Andy Slavitt is a senior advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center.  He is a former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

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Andy Slavitt, who was President Joe Biden’s former COVID advisor, talks about the recent Delta variant surge and best safety practices.

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Andy Slavitt, who was President Joe Biden’s former COVID advisor, talks about the recent Delta variant surge and best safety practices.

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