House Ways & Means Chair Richard Neal (D-MA) is demanding HHS explain why it asked hospitals to start reporting COVID-19 data to a private contractor instead of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and why it gave providers just five days notice of the change. Neal’s letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar comes as Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) slammed the administration for blocking Azar and CDC Director Robert Redfield from testifying about the COVID-19 response and the reporting changes...