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Andy Slavitt
Andy Slavitt

Mar 18, 2020

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Stay Home. Save Lives.

Today I sent the following letter to all 50 governors and the county’s top 50 mayors.

The coronavirus pandemic seemed so far away just weeks ago.

No one likes to be isolated and sit at home and be bored.

You want to be near friends as you work from home.

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Former Medicare, Medicaid & ACA head for Pres. Barack Obama. https://twitter.com/ASlavitt

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