U.S. Healthcare System to Expand, Adapt to Long-Term COVID-19 Fallout

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Fitch Ratings expects follow-on health implications related to COVID-19 to continue to drive elevated health system utilization long after the acute phase of the pandemic has concluded, likely leading to increasing costs and higher insurance premiums for decades. These costs will emerge from the necessary addition to mostly outpatient capacity that is expected to come… Continue reading U.S. Healthcare System to Expand, Adapt to Long-Term COVID-19 Fallout