Summary: Kent Thiry is a veteran healthcare executive with decades of experience observing public health policy and administration at both federal and state levels. He shares his assessment of why the US was slow out of the blocks in responding to Covid-19. Looking at the virus’ likely effects, he anticipates an accelerated adoption of tele-medicine, a return of manufacturing to the US, a speed-up of automation, and prospects for a greener, lower-carbon economy in the recovery from the current slowdown.
