Health Care

US may pay hospitals, doctors for treating uninsured coronavirus patients

The Trump administration is considering using a national disaster program to pay hospitals and doctors for their care of uninsured people infected with the new coronavirus as concerns rise over costs of treating some of the 27 million Americans without health coverage, a person familiar with the conversations said.

US ramping up coronavirus testing, mask production: Pence

The U.S. is ramping up production of face masks and distributing coronavirus testing kits across the country following a jump in virus cases and the first death on American soil, Vice President Mike Pence told Maria Bartiromo on "Sunday Morning Futures."