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Welcome back! Hope everyone's week is off to a good start. Today's healthcare news: the leaked draft of Republicans' plan to protect businesses from coronavirus lawsuits, a failed attempt at testing aspiring surgeons online, and confusion around the high percentage of children in Florida testing positive for COVID-19.
Read the draft of Republicans' plan to protect businesses from coronavirus lawsuits that's circulating among lawmakers and the White House
- The Senate is returning to Capitol Hill next week to debate the next
coronavirus stimulus package. - Republicans want liability protections for employers so they can be confident about reopening.
- So far, lawsuits have been filed against cruises, meatpacking plants, nursing homes, and Walmart.
- Business Insider obtained a copy of the draft plan from Republicans.
Read the full story from Kimberly Leonard here>>
More than 1,000 aspiring surgeons couldn't take a critical online exam after the system failed. Now, they're left worried if it'll ever happen.
- An exam taken by surgeons in the US saw its online system fail Thursday, leaving more than 1,000 aspiring surgeons in the dark on when — or if — they will take the test.
- The test is a critical and costly part of transitioning from medical resident to a board-certified surgeon.
- Four aspiring surgeons, speaking anonymously to Business Insider, said they are frustrated.
- "I have to start working," one said. "I don't have the financial security to sit back for a month and not be paid."
Read the full story from Andrew Dunn here>>
Nearly a third of Florida children taking a coronavirus test are positive — and no one knows why
- Health officials in Florida say that of the 54,022 kids who have been tested for COVID-19, 16,797 — or roughly 31% — have tested positive.
- The average positivity rate for COVID-19 among all ages in Florida is about 11%.
- Infectious disease specialists say the number of children who have tested positive is inarguably high, but it's still not clear whether children easily spread the disease.
More stories we're reading:
- Walgreens is working with DoorDash to provide OTC medications and snacks (The Verge)
- I was a health-insurance exec for 20 years and shamefully lied to Americans about the drawbacks of a single-payer system. I'm coming clean amid the disastrous response to the pandemic. (Business Insider)
- Goldman Sachs thinks Moderna could have results filed with regulators for its vaccine earlier than expected (Bloomberg)
- Orange County's school reopening plan is melting down day by day — and parents in the California enclave are calling each other 'maskholes' and 'covidiots' all over Facebook (Business Insider)
Thanks for reading! See you tomorrow. You can reach me in the meantime at lramsey@businessinsider.com.
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