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Mike 03

(16,616 posts) Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:32 PM Mar 2020

Ayanna Pressley: CDC Director Promises to cover coronavirus costs for uninsured

Both cost of testing and cost of treatment! I'll believe it when I see it, but nevertheless, this sounds good.

Link to tweet

#BREAKING: During today’s @OversightDems hearing on #COVID19, the @CDCgov director pledged to cover the cost of #coronavirus treatment for the uninsured ⬇️

TRANSCRIPT:

Pressley: Will the cost of testing be covered?
CDC Director: The cost of testing will be covered.
Pressley: And what about treatment?
CDC Director: The cost of treatment will be covered.

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Ayanna Pressley: CDC Director Promises to cover coronavirus costs for uninsured (Original Post) Mike 03 Mar 2020 OP

Testing and Treatment differ, elleng Mar 2020 #1

Does the CDC director have the authority to do that? comradebillyboy Mar 2020 #2

elleng

(130,865 posts)

1. Testing and Treatment differ,

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:34 PM

Mar 2020

coverage-wise, a detail tr 'forgot.'

comradebillyboy

(10,143 posts)

2. Does the CDC director have the authority to do that?

Reply to Mike 03 (Original post)

Thu Mar 12, 2020, 12:56 PM

Mar 2020

Won't some legislation be needed to get the funding. House republicans will oppose Pelosi's corona virus response plan. Mitch won't look at anything until after the break so this sounds like more Administration gaslighting.

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