ClaireH
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Jen Psaki Accidentally Tells the Truth About How Expensive Covid Rapid Tests Are in U.S.
Most readers will be aware that she did not mean to “give so much away” yet again.“In an oddly combative exchange with Mara Liasson of NPR, who asked why the United States chose not to emulate countries like the United Kingdom, which sends packs of seven free rapid tests to anyone who asks for them, the president’s spokesperson first suggested, wrongly, that the tests used in other countries might not work. Psaki then boasted that the U.S. had gotten some retailers to lower costs and would soon require private insurance companies to start reimbursing clients who buy rapid tests.”
“That’s kind of complicated, though,” Liasson said. “Why not just make ’em free and give ’em out, make them available everywhere?”
“Should we just send one to every American?” Psaki shot back, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
“Maybe,” Liasson replied.
“Then what happens if you, if every American has one test? How much does that cost?” Psaki asked, suggesting that sending Americans tests to regularly screen themselves for the virus would be prohibitively expensive.”
Jen Psaki Accidentally Tells the Truth About How Expensive Covid Rapid Tests Are in U.S.
Psaki’s reaction to the idea of sending Americans free Covid rapid tests was a reminder that a for-profit health care system limits the pandemic response.
theintercept.com
Do I have this right - that our current administration is looking for profit relative to government intervention fumbling their pandemic response? Psaki’s claim that the test kits don’t really work that the other countries are using was quite funny LOL
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