White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, with Vice President Mike Pence, left, and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Robert Redfield, speaks during a coronavirus briefing with Diagnostic Lab CEOs in at the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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March 5, 2020 4:45 p.m.
Insurers will cover virus tests, but check if costs apply
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day after Vice President Mike Pence assured Americans that lab tests for coronavirus would be covered by private and government health insurance, that promise appears to be less than airtight.