Biden EOs Step Into COVID-19 Testing Controversy, Coverage Solutions

By Amy Lotven / January 22, 2021 at 5:05 PM
One of President Joe Biden’s executive orders out Thursday steps into the still smoldering issue over coverage of non-diagnostic COVID-19 testing, demanding that HHS clarify insurers’ responsibilities. Another seeks to use the existing Covid-19 Uninsured Program run by HHS to increase access to affordable COVID-19 treatments for people without adequate coverage, which raises the potential of helping individuals enrolled in non-ACA compliant plans. Both executive orders could address Democratic lawmakers’ concerns that the Trump administration had misinterpreted the congressional intent...

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