Andrew Meshnick, Brian J. Miller and Boris Luchniak write in STAT that it’s past time to deploy the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Controlling a pandemic like Covid-19 requires both the intervention of government agencies and changes in the lives of ordinary Americans, and one thing the federal government should do, but hasn’t, is fully deploy the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (USPHS).
Not only can the Corps support health systems in rapidly scaling medical care, it can also advise state governments on the judicious use of state police powers to help slow the spread of the virus and limit economic damage.
We’ve all seen members of the corps, and they have earned our respect for their service. It seems to make sense that they would be deployed where they are needed most.
What do you think?