Megan McArdle
Also worth noting that operation warp speed went so well because Alex Azar, head of HHS, was a pharma exec who understood exactly what the bottlenecks would be and planned for them in advance, then mobilized military help to handle logistics
Dan Diamond
As America shut down in March 2020, and federal officials struggled to get $$ to desperate health providers, Brian Thompson said UnitedHealth could do it asap — and they did. The $135 billion fund helped keep countless providers afloat. Thompson’s role has never been reported.
