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Concerns over federal testing response mount as COVID-19 cases climb

The White House Coronavirus Task Force’s coronavirus testing czar acknowledged that test results are still taking too long but said the U.S. has enough testing capacity. State leaders and some health experts warn that the testing system is still not robust enough to handle the coronavirus outbreak. David Begnaud reports. Source

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Surprise medical bills and what patients need to know to avoid them

In “CBS This Morning’s” continuing Bill of the Month partnership with Kaiser Health News and NPR, Gayle King examines one woman’s claim that she received a surprise out-of-network bill for a knee surgery performed by an in-network doctor. Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal, editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News, discusses why people are getting these surprise bills and what patients need to know to avoid them. Source

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