The Trump administration will use funds from the $2 trillion federal stimulus package to pay hospitals for treatment of uninsured coronavirus patients – as long as they agree not to bill the patients or issue unexpected charges. It says the plan is more efficient than reopening enrollment in the Obamacare markets to achieve the same goal. The White House plans to designate $100 billion in emergency spending approved by Congress to reimburse those treating the estimated 28 million people who are uninsured in the U.S.





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