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End of COVID may bring major turbulence for US health care

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, is interviewed by the Associated Press, March 17, 2022, in Washington. When the end of the COVID pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for a cumbersome U.S. health care system made more generous, flexible and up-to-date technologically through a raft of temporary emergency measures. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FILE - A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles, Dec. 13, 2021. When the end of the COVID pandemic comes, it could create major disruptions for U.S. health care. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

End of COVID may bring major turbulence for US health care