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Congress Should Focus on Pandemic Control and Fix the CARES Act for an Economic Rebound
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Congress must focus on containing the coronavirus through targeted, temporary measures that keep workers attached to employers and avert widespread business failures. [2] Stimulus spending on unrelated projects would do nothing to reduce the virus's spread and will likely impede an economic recovery. [3] While the American people fight the pandemic, Congress should resist further policy mistakes and fix problems introduced in the hastily drafted CARES Act [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act]."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Boccia, Romina; Burke, Lindsey; Burton, David R. . . .
2020-04-02
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Defeating COVID-19--What Policymakers Can Do to Change the Conditions on the Ground
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] The battle against COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] will be won or lost on the ground. State and local officials must lead, with the federal government offering resources and support. [2] In tailoring strategies for their states and communities, these officials should consider approaches that have succeeded in other countries. [3] The primary goal is to halt the spread of COVID-19 as soon as possible and allow Americans to return to a more social, and productive, economic life."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Moffit, Robert E.; Badger, Doug
2020-04-09
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Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Its Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Since the pandemic began, China's Communist Party (CCP) has distorted facts about COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] and repressed freedom, limiting crucial information about the virus. [2] The CCP's actions severely limited the world's knowledge about the virus and hampered other countries' abilities to respond to domestic outbreaks. [3] The U.S. should press for an international investigation into the CCP's response and consider invoking sanctions against those responsible for the cover-up."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Enos, Olivia
2020-05-12
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Senate's Coronavirus Bill: Bailouts, Missed Opportunities, and Positive Reforms
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Congress's response to the economic consequences of the coronavirus should be targeted, temporary, and directed at public health efforts while limiting political abuse. [2] While the CARES [Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security] Act includes positive reforms, providing $200 billion in bailouts to select industries fails to meet these targeted and temporary objectives. [3] The Senate must significantly reform these special benefits to limit abuse, reduce the need for bailouts, and get aid directly to affected workers."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Burke, Lindsey; Burton, David R.; Fishpaw, Marie . . .
2020-03-20
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Policymakers Should Adapt COVID-19 Responses to the Evidence
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Widespread COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] lockdown measures were instituted largely to prevent hospitals from being overrun by infected patients. [2] With the pandemic spread unevenly across the country, new data suggest that broad lockdowns are not needed in most places, and insufficient in hot spots. [3] Policymakers should shift to responsible re-opening with traditional public health interventions in hot spots, with special protections in nursing homes."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Michel, Norbert J.; Badger, Doug
2020-05-23
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Coronavirus: Policymakers Should Augment Hospital Capacity Where Needed, Not Mandate Permanent Excess Capacity
From the Document: "Although all U.S. states have reported cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], the distribution is currently heavily concentrated in a small number of states, and among a small number of counties within those states. For instance, as of April 14, the State of New York accounts for 34 percent of all reported U.S. cases, of which 45 percent are in New York and New Jersey. Table 1 also demonstrates that just 10 states account for 75 percent of all U.S. cases, of which 90 percent are found in just 20 states. Likewise, 54 percent of the total COVID-19 deaths are in New York and New Jersey, and two-thirds are in just five states--New York, New Jersey, Michigan, California, and Louisiana. Given the overall level of case concentration across the states, it is not surprising that 80 percent of the total COVID-19 deaths are in just 10 states, and 93 percent are in 20 states."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Badger, Doug; Michel, Norbert J.
2020-04-16
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Challenges of Forecasting the Spread and Mortality of COVID-19
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] While statistical models can be useful tools for tracking COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], they are only as accurate as the input assumptions, which depend on continually changing data. [2] Widespread, randomized testing is critical to generating credible forecasts and developing a full understanding of the disease. [3] To make well-informed decisions, policymakers must use a range of forecasts and fully understand how sensitive models are to the smallest changes in assumptions."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Dayaratna, Kevin D.; Michel, Norbert J.
2020-04-15
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Cost of Coronavirus Shutdown Orders
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] States representing 95 percent of the economy are subject to state-wide public health-motivated shutdowns to fight COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. [2] An eight-week shutdown could raise the unemployment rate to as much as 23 percent and decrease economic output by as much as $2 trillion (about 9 percent). [3] Policymakers should consider the economic and public health costs of severe slowdowns when determining the breadth of shutdown orders."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Michel, Norbert J.; Burton, David R.
2020-04-20
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U.S. Should Focus on Targeted and Temporary Tools to Ensure Access to Medical Supply Chains
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] The coronavirus outbreak has caused many Americans to ask if the U.S. is over-reliant on foreign suppliers of key medical and pharmaceutical goods. [2] While the U.S. has taken pragmatic steps to address possible shortages, it should refrain from increasing regulatory barriers that ultimately decrease access. [3] The Administration and Congress should use targeted and temporary emergency measures to ensure supply of critical pharmaceuticals and medical equipment."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Haislmaier, Edmund F.; Smith, Tori K.; Clark, Maiya
2020-04-14
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COVID-19 and Ebola: What We Can Learn from Prior Elections
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] America and other nations, including Liberia during the Ebola epidemic, have successfully conducted free and fair elections during health crises. [2] With sufficient resources, states can take the necessary precautions to ensure voters are safe while casting their ballots in the 2020 elections. [3] We must not put the ballots of all Americans into the hands of the U.S. Postal Service if we are to have faith in the security and integrity of the outcome."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Von Spakovsky, Hans; Adams, J. Christian
2020-05-01
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Apple-Google Partnership to Fight COVID-19: Understanding the Promises and Perils of Digital Contact Tracing
From the Document: "On April 10, Apple and Google announced that their mobile devices will soon support voluntary digital contact tracing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This support from the two companies that comprise 99 percent of the U.S. mobile phone market is significant because it promises to increase the scale and speed of contact tracing, and because it provokes questions about security and privacy. It is essential, then, to have a firm grasp of the details and of the facts in order to navigate the promises and perils of digital contact tracing"
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Kitchen, Klon
2020-04-30
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U.S.-European Economic Partnership Recovery Plan
From the Document: "Europe has been devastated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. At the time of this writing, more than 1.6 million cases of COVID-19 [coronavirus 2019] have been reported across the continent. Countries from Italy and Spain in Europe's south to Denmark and Sweden in Europe's north have been hit hard. The British prime minister was admitted into the intensive care unit after testing positive for the virus and subsequently released from hospital. Cases are starting to increase in the Balkans and Eastern Europe where medical infrastructure is not as advanced as in Western Europe. Iceland has one of the highest caseloads in the world on a per capita basis. Even Greenland, with its small and remote population, had 11 cases."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Carafano, James Jay, 1955-; Coffey, Luke; Gardiner, Nile . . .
2020-05-08
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U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Economic Partnership Recovery Plan
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] The United States, Mexico, and Canada [USMCA] have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic and must work together to mitigate economic damage. [2] Mexico and Canada are America's most important trading partners, and all three have transformed North America into a prosperous free trade region. [3] It is imperative that the partners accelerate planning for the region's post-pandemic economic comeback, using the USMCA as a foundation."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Kim, Anthony B.; Roberts, James M.; Quintana, Ana
2020-05-07
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Eliminating Tariffs Would Free Up to $6 Billion a Month for Americans
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Tariffs increase the cost of doing business, suppress employment, make common household products more expensive, and create supply-chain uncertainty. [2] Temporarily deferring tariff payments on some imports was a positive step, but the Administration should permanently eliminate the tariffs imposed since 2018. [3] Removing tariffs on thousands of products from the EU and China would be a much-needed boost to the U.S. economy and create savings for Americans."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Walters, Riley; Smith, Tori K.
2020-05-12
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Saving Lives and Livelihoods: Recommendations for Recovery (June 15, 2020)
From the Executive Summary: "On April 9, the National Coronavirus Recovery Commission adopted a five-phase plan to reopen America and combat the novel coronavirus. [...] In this Final Report, the Commission makes recommendations for each of the five phases of the plan to reopen America, with recommendations organized according to the entity that is best positioned to execute them. This proposal should be viewed in its entirety, with phases informing and building upon each other. Each phase addresses specific questions and issues, with Phase One and Phase Two addressing the most immediate concerns in the critical time to suppress the virus and safely reopen American society and economic activity by June. Phase Three and Phase Four build on that ground to continue progress in science and to engage strategically with the rest of the world in trade and travel. All of these steps build to the final Phase Five--reducing the risk of future pandemics. The steady increase in global trade and travel has greatly improved life, but it also increases the potential for future pandemic outbreaks, each with its own set of unknowns and challenges. However, there are things that all of us--all levels of government, the private sector, civil society, and citizens--can apply now to prepare ourselves for the challenges that lie ahead."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
2020-06-15
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'Third Inning': Next Steps for Congress in Addressing the Coronavirus
From the Document: "The pandemic associated with Covid-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has significantly disrupted daily life in virtually every country over the past few months. As the number of reported cases in the United States has increased, Congress has passed an emergency appropriations bill, and the House has passed a bill providing tax relief for paid leave as well as additional resources for social programs aimed at alleviating the spread of the disease and any economic consequences of the epidemic. In addition, the Federal Reserve has taken a number of actions to prevent the coronavirus epidemic from leading to a broader economic breakdown."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Burton, David R.; Fishpaw, Marie; Michel, Norbert J. . . .
2020-03-17
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Saving Lives and Livelihoods: Recommendations for Recovery (April 20, 2020)
From the Document: "The first U.S. case of the 2019 novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, was reported on January 19, 2020, in Washington State. Over the next three months, the number of U.S. cases increased to over 700,000 with more than 40,000 deaths and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] as the cause. About a third of confirmed cases are in New York City, although the virus has spread in pockets throughout the country. States and local communities have responded to the virus by implementing stay-at-home orders, mandating closures of nonessential businesses, and encouraging the practice of sound public health methods like social distancing. A careful study of previous epidemics suggests that when outbreaks of deadly diseases occur, places that have practiced good public health strategies have been able to recover more quickly. Therefore, a sound public health strategy not only helps to reduce illness and mortality associated with the disease, but also helps to mitigate the long-term economic effects. However, the strategies aimed at containing COVID-19 while not overwhelming the health system have come at a real cost."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
2020-04-20
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Reducing Federal Barriers for the Sale of Meat
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Meat-supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus have helped expose the federal barriers to the sale of meat. [2] The federal meat inspection system generally prohibits interstate sale of state-inspected meat and intrastate sale of custom-slaughtered meat. [3] Congress should remove these barriers to give farmers and consumers more options and mitigate potential meat-supply shortages if there is a second wave of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Bakst, Daren Lawrence, 1969-; Dalrymple, Jeremy
2020-06-01
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New Strategy for Equipping Medical Providers to Cope with the Next Pandemic or Infectious-Disease Outbreak
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] To protect the public, officials should designate certain facilities for pandemic patients while allowing other providers to continue their medical practices. [2] Public officials should plan now for a potential second wave with safeguards that ensure that the public has access to routine medical care when needed. [3] State lockdowns for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] halted most routine medical care, causing huge financial pain for providers, and putting non-COVID-19 patients at risk."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Anderson, Amy; Johnson, Daniel H., Jr.
2020-06-18
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Potential Long-Term Economic Consequences of the Federal Response to the COVID-19 Lockdowns
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Widespread COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] lockdowns prompted the federal government to adopt risky fiscal and monetary policies to mitigate historic economic damage. [2] Current deficits and debt are insufficient measures of government financial sustainability, but pre-virus fiscal and monetary conditions were already problematic. [3] For a stronger recovery, policymakers should reconsider widespread lockdowns, curb new borrowing, normalize monetary policy, and reform entitlement programs."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Badger, Doug; Winfree, Paul L.; Michel, Norbert J.
2020-06-04
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How the Chinese Government Undermined the Chinese People's Attempts to Prevent and Respond to COVID-19
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] To save face, Beijing silenced those making early warnings about COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]--and may have enabled the coronavirus to spread more quickly. [2] Recent history suggests Beijing will continue to punish whistleblowers and sideline civil society organizations in favor of a heavy-handed government response. [3] The U.S. government should press Beijing to respect freedom of speech, association, and religion so citizens and NGOs [non-government organizations] can offer information, expertise, and resources."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Enos, Olivia
2020-04-06
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How States Can Address Their COVID-19 Budget Shortfalls Without Federal Bailouts
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Bailing out states for reckless policy decisions would likely delay economic recovery, cause blatant inequities, and shift the costs to all taxpayers. [2] Instead of relying on a federal bailout, states can address near-term budget shortfalls by enacting sound policies that also generate long-term benefits. [3] States should safely re-open parts of society, scale back spending increases, encourage employment opportunities, and reform broken pension plans."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Greszler, Rachel
2020-06-08
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Responding to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Southeast Asia has a broad spectrum of responses to the coronavirus, from the well-prepared in Singapore to the woefully inadequate in Cambodia. [2] The U.S. should examine its current aid portfolios--especially for poorer countries--and consider whether it can give more aid to its friends in Southeast Asia. [3] The U.S. should support the most vulnerable countries, condemn political weaponization of the virus, and promote freedom of information and strong civil societies."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Enos, Olivia
2020-04-14
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Sound Policy Responses to the Economic Consequences of the Coronavirus
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Any policy response to the adverse economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic should be targeted, temporary, and directed at aiding public health efforts. [2] Congress should not exploit a crisis by bailing out special interests or handing out favors to those seeking to achieve policy aims unrelated to the outbreak. [3] An 'epidemic tax credit' for private firms in epidemic areas would help provide flexible paid leave, aid public health efforts, and reduce the risk of infection."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Sheppard, Parker; Burton, David R.; Michel, Norbert J. . . .
2020-03-11
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Commonsense Approach for Testing in a Pandemic
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] As researchers work to develop a vaccine and effective therapies for COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], it is essential that states deploy appropriate testing to protect Americans. [2] States should focus on diagnostic tests to determine who has COVID-19, antibody tests to determine who had it, and random sampling tests to find disease prevalence. [3] Public buy-in is critical for testing programs to succeed. Officials should clearly outline goals, logistics, and candidates for testing."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Johnson, Daniel H.; Anderson, Amy
2020-06-10
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Clear Lines of Responsibility Would Facilitate Implementation of the National Biodefense Strategy
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] There has been little discussion of the current National Biodefense Strategy, the foundation for the federal government's pandemic preparedness and response. [2] The biodefense enterprise is currently extremely fragmented and requires a herculean level of coordination at the higher levels of the federal government. [3] Now is the time for the Administration and Congress to create better budgetary visibility and better lines of authority over the federal biodefense enterprise."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Bartels, Frederico; Brookes, Peter
2020-06-01
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2019 Coronavirus: How to Think About it and How to Respond
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] It is important to place the coronavirus epidemic in the proper context and identify important steps to reduce the chances it becomes a global pandemic. [2] To minimize the spread of a potential epidemic, a host country must respond rapidly and be fully transparent with its citizens and the international community. [3] The Trump Administration is moving in the right direction by creating a task force on the virus--but must push for a more effective 'whole of government' approach."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Brookes, Peter
2020-02-03
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G-7 White House Summit: President Trump Must Lead a Post-COVID Economic Partnership
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] This year's G-7 [Group of Seven] summit will be an important opportunity for the U.S. to lead the free world in calling for an economic recovery built upon economic freedom. [2] U.S. leadership matters today more than any time in decades. This year's summit will remind the world of the importance of America's role as the world's superpower. [3] The G-7 leaders should agree on a series of steps to kickstart an economic rebound and embrace policies that empower free markets and strong, secure economies."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Carafano, James Jay, 1955-; Gardiner, Nile; Miller, Terry . . .
2020-05-29
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Schooling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Emergency Education Savings Accounts Can Meet the Needs of Every American Child
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Millions of families across the U.S. have been thrown into a 'homeschool trial by fire' because of closed schools during the coronavirus pandemic. [2] District, state, and federal officials need to rapidly implement policies that can ease the transition for children to learn at home. [3] Emergency education savings accounts (ESAs) are the best way to give parents access to learning alternatives for their children during this global crisis."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Burke, Lindsey
2020-03-20
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Quad Should Promote Economic Freedom for a Quick COVID-19 Recovery
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] The Quadrilateral Strategic Dialogue between the U.S., Australia, Japan, and India has potential to become an even more powerful Indo-Pacific economic partnership. [2] Members of the Quad should focus now on working together to speed the economic recovery from the coronavirus while emphasizing economic freedom. [3] Quad members should prioritize economic freedom at home, remove barriers to trade and investment, and invest in strategic pursuits like the Blue Dot Network."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Walters, Riley
2020-05-12
