President Biden says he will continue using the Defense Production Act to produce as many Covid tests as possible, and starting in 2 weeks private insurance will reimburse people for the cost of purchasing an at-home test.
Biden said Monday he will continue using the Defense Production Act to produce as many tests as possible, and starting in two weeks private insurance will reimburse people for the cost of purchasing an at-home test.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, told Biden on the call that one of the biggest issues his state is facing is a shortage of rapid tests. The ability for Americans to get quick test results will not only help slow the spread of the virus but will also be increasingly crucial for patients toto new antiviral treatments from Merck and Pfizer that have shown effectiveness at reducing hospitalizations and deaths.
Biden told governors on a video call Monday that the country was prepared to respond to the surge in cases from the omicron variants and reiterated that there wasn’t a need to panic. He said the federal government had stockpiled and prepositioned millions of gowns, gloves, masks and ventilators to provide quickly to hospitals when needed. He also said FEMA was sending hundreds of ambulances and EMS crews to states to help transport patients.
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