Kavita Patel

Brookings Institution

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Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution; physician and former Obama Administration official who helped craft the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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Josh Barro, Megan McArdle and Dorian Warren talk about the worsening coronavirus pandemic in the US, Joe Biden’s economic platform and the possibility of a Third Reconstruction.

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Josh Barro, Megan McArdle and Dorian Warren talk about the worsening coronavirus pandemic in the US, Joe Biden’s economic platform and the possibility of a Third Reconstruction.

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Stay at home. Stay at home. Stay at home.

Stay at home

Stay at home. Stay at home. Stay at home.

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Healthcare Spending Is on the Decline, but at What Cost?

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