Understanding the US...Understanding the US failure on coronavirus—an essay by Drew Altman;Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, San Francisco, CAThe world has been staggered by the US’s disjointed response to covid-19, resulting in by far the highest case and death count globally. The die was cast by two fundamental policy decisions taken by the Trump administration, writes Drew AltmanOn 9 August, the US passed the five million mark in cases of covid-19, representing slightly more than a quarter of all global cases. That day, more than half the states in the US qualified as coronavirus hot...…Understanding the US...Understanding the US failure on coronavirus—an essay by Drew Altman;Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, San Francisco, CAThe world has been staggered by the US’s disjointed response to covid-19, resulting in by far the highest case and death count globally. The die was cast by two fundamental policy decisions taken by the Trump administration, writes Drew AltmanOn 9 August, the US passed the five million mark in cases of covid-19, representing slightly more than a quarter of all global cases. That day, more than half the states in the US qualified as coronavirus hot...WW…