WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate passed a more than $100 billion coronavirus help bundle on Wednesday, sending it on to President Donald Trump who is expected to sign it into law. Lawmakers are already dealing with another stimulus effort in reaction to the expanding outbreak in the country.
Here are significant aspects of the legislation, which passed your home of Representatives on Saturday.
FREE CORONAVIRUS TESTING
The costs would offer free coronavirus testing for those who need it. The Trump administration has had a hard time to make such tests available.
The legislation would need private healthcare insurers to pay for all testing costs for beneficiaries with medical protection. It also would cover testing expenses for people who get health care through government-run programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. It offers $1 billion to the National Disaster Medical System, a collaborated health care system and collaboration involving numerous federal companies, to cover costs for people without medical insurance.
PAID SICK LEAVE AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS LEAVE FOR SOME WORKERS
Roughly a third of U.S. workers, mainly lower-paid workers, currently do not earn money when they stay at home due to disease. Health officials have actually stated