Money for free COVID-19 testing for all runs out amid federal funding impasse

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Money for free COVID-19 testing for all runs out amid federal funding impasse
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With the fate of federal COVID funding uncertain after Congress removed it from a package passed two weeks ago, providers and advocates in Pennsylvania are concerned about the potential effects.

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Free testing has been a pillar of the country’s response to a pandemic that disproportionately hurt low-income communities and people of color.

In West Philadelphia, TestNowandGo hopes to keep offering free testing to people in underserved communities, said Erica Prowiser, executive vice president of GENETWORx, the lab that processes tests from the site. The company is reviewing its options for keeping testing available at its site at Emmanuel Christian Church, which is open every Wednesday.

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