Coronavirus forces reckoning for Trump's health care cuts
WASHINGTON - The widening coronavirus pandemic is forcing the Trump administration to pause, and even reverse, its yearslong effort to roll back health care regulations and restrict access to the nation's medical safety net.
As more Americans are sickened, officials are now pushing for government protections they once said were unnecessary.
President Donald Trump and his deputies have urged health insurers to make testing for coronavirus free to patients, calling it an "essential benefit," despite years of pushing to loosen federal rules on what health insurance plans must cover.
The federal Centers for
