“It's the ‘latest tear in the safety net’ as pandemic-era programs wind down …. #Covid-19 vaccines were free for everyone in the U.S. in 2021 and 2022, per federal policy. However, in January, congressional #Republicans negotiated a [bipartisan] deal [with #Democrats] that rescinded $6.1 billion in emergency #coronavirus relief funding, which killed the Bridge Access Program, launched in April 2023, that covered the cost for the uninsured.”
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