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House Passes Bill to Cover Coronavirus Testing with Emergency Use Authorization

Mar 15, 2020
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This article has been updated to include a statement from the Association for Molecular Pathology requesting the US Senate to make certain changes to HR 6201.

NEW YORK – The US House of Representatives on Saturday passed HR 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, aiming to ensure that all testing will be covered by insurers and the costs will not be passed on to patients. 

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