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Congress should allocate sufficient funds to support and maintain a robust public health infrastructure and population health.

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

Policymakers should take steps to foster housing stability during declared emergencies.

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

States should simplify estate planning. This includes allowing the use of electronic wills or trusts to govern the distribution of property at death.

Travel should be safe, including during declared public health crises.

Policymakers and health care administrators must conduct adequate emergency preparedness planning to avoid scarcity of medical equipment, supplies, and personnel

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

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