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Travel should be safe, including during declared public health crises. During such times, travel providers should be required to put in place and publicize safety protocols. 

In addition to setting standards with respect to the minimum wage, overtime, and other factors affecting worker pay, the federal government also sets standards for workplace health and safety.

Policymakers must ensure worker safety, particularly during public health emergencies. 

Policymakers and health care administrators must conduct adequate emergency preparedness planning.

Policymakers should collaborate to identify, develop, fund, and implement timely, effective response plans for national, state, and local public health crises.

Federal and state governments should ensure the collection and public reporting of comprehensive, accurate data during an epidemic or pandemic and other public health crises or natural disasters. 

Health care providers, businesses, schools, organizations, and individuals should be educated about behavioral risk factors for contracting and spreading serious communicable diseases.

Federal and state governments should encourage coverage and payment of telehealth services for eligible beneficiaries to improve access and the quality of

The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health crisis of proportions and complexity not seen in over a century. The highly contagious and dangerous virus has caused millions of deaths in the U.S.