“With regard to the cost, let me be very clear: HHS has designated the coronavirus test as an essential health benefit. That means, by definition, it's covered in the private health insurance of every American, as well as covered by Medicare and Medicaid.”
Mike Pence
Vice President. Claim dated 4 Mar 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
Mike Pence (Vice President) made this claim around 4 March 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 March 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Mike Pence has 46 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 25 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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