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In the United States, support for COVID-19 testing and treatment for non-medical insurance has been suspended, and support for vaccinations is expected to end soon.
CNN reported on the 2nd local time that the program of the US federal government, which pays for the costs of non-insured people who received tests or treatment for COVID-19 at pharmacies, clinics and hospitals, has been suspended since last week.
This is due to the exhaustion of funds used for the program, and from the 5th, claims for reimbursement for the cost of vaccination once morest COVID-19 for those who do not have health insurance will be stopped.
The end of the program has made the fight once morest COVID-19 more difficult for 31 million uninsured people, CNN said.
With this program, which was introduced at the beginning of the corona epidemic, more than 50,000 hospitals, clinics and pharmacies have been reimbursed for medical expenses worth regarding 23.2 trillion won (US$19 billion) by the beginning of last month.
The White House originally requested $22.5 billion in COVID-19 aid last month, including $1.5 billion for the uninsured, but it did not pass Congress.