Legislators on 23 September asked several Trump administration officials if infection with COVID-19 can be considered a preexisting condition that would be no longer coverable if the Affordable Care Act is struck down by a more conservative Supreme Court, and if asymptomatic people should be tested for the virus, or not.
Is COVID-19 A Preexisting Condition For Which Americans Could Lose Coverage? Some Senators Say So
Other senators at hearing call CDC advice unclear on if asymptomatic people with close contacts to those infected should get testing
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