COVID-19’s Shock to Health Care Services

The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on the use of health care services. Dr Nora Becker of the University of Michigan talks about her research on reductions in the use of women’s preventive health services, and JAMA Health Forum Editors Dr John Ayanian and Dr Melinda Buntin discuss other JAMA Health Forum pieces on the effects of state “reopenings” on COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths, the effects of day care closures on women’s participation in the labor force, and news about nursing home outbreaks of COVID-19. Related Content: Utilization of Women’s Preventive Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic CDC Estimates Thousands of Excess Deaths Among US Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease During COVID-19 Pandemic’s Early Months Most US Nursing Homes Had Multiple, Sustained COVID-19 Outbreaks, GAO Reports Association of Childcare Facility Closures With Employment Status of US Women vs Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic US Trends in COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization and Mortality Rates Before and After Reopening Economies Lessons Emerging From COVID-19 Responses by US States