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Editorial
. 2020 Sep 15;173(6):484-485.
doi: 10.7326/M20-1851. Epub 2020 Jun 2.

The Collision of COVID-19 and the U.S. Health System

Sue S Bornstein  1 , Ryan D Mire  2 , Eileen D Barrett  3 , Darilyn V Moyer  4 , Thomas G Cooney  5
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Editorial

The Collision of COVID-19 and the U.S. Health System

Sue S Bornstein et al. Ann Intern Med. .

Abstract

In this article, leaders from the American College of Physicians (ACP) discuss key recommendations from ACP's vision for U.S. health care that can advise how we can act now during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the future in service to patients, our peers, and the profession.

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