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

Legislation should authorize nonjudicial surrogate decisionmaking in the event that an incapacitated patient has not executed an advance directive. Such legislation should:

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.