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Blue Cross Blue Shield Executive Says Its Companies Are Waiving Coronavirus Test Co-Pays03:43
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March 11, 2020

The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan logos. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

Justine Handelman, senior vice president at Blue Cross Blue Shield, met with President Trump, Vice President Pence and other health insurance executives at the White House Tuesday.

She tells Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson that Blue Cross Blue Shield companies across the country will cover diagnostic tests at no costs to members.

This segment aired on March 11, 2020.

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