White House Urges Congress to Act as COVID Testing, Treatment for Uninsured Ends

White House Urges Congress to Act as COVID Testing, Treatment for Uninsured Ends
Then White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey Zients speaks to reporters with Dr. Anthony Fauci in Washington in a file image. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Top U.S. health officials on March 23 urged Congress to approve fresh funding for COVID-19 relief as a federal health agency stopped accepting claims from the uninsured for testing and treatments.

President Joe Biden and administration officials are warning that funding for additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, treatments, and tests will run out in the weeks and months ahead if congressional leaders don’t reach an agreement.

Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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