Jen Rubin on the scathing HHS IG report...
“Substantial challenges” is government-ese for “mess.” In particular, the report documents “severe shortages of testing supplies and extended waits for test results limited hospitals’ ability to monitor the health of patients and staff.” There are also “widespread shortages” of protective equipment such masks and gowns, inadequate staff, shortages in hospital capacity and shortages of hospital equipment.
Hospitals are telling us that “government intervention and coordination could help reconcile this problem at the national level to provide equitable distribution of supplies throughout the country.” The notion that the federal government is only a backup fails to recognize that the states are overrun and need that aid now.
This abdication of duty is born of confusion, incompetence and ignorance.