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| http://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/news-coverage/sens-warren-smith-tell-azar-they-discovered-significant-gaps-in-covid-testing | Sens. Warren, Smith tell Azar they discovered ‘significant gaps’ in Covid testing | 2020-12-09 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Democrat | Senate | MA | Elizabeth Warren | W000817 | www.warren.senate.gov | legacy | December 09, 2020 Sens. Warren, Smith tell Azar they discovered significant gaps' in Covid testing Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Tina Smith, D-Minn., have informed the secretary of Health and Human Services they have discovered significant gaps in COVID-19 testing capacity. In aletterthis week to HHS chief Alex Azar, Warren and Smith said they made the discovery after contactingfive of the worlds largest Covid testing labs: Quest, BioReference, ARUP Labs, LabCorp., and Mayo Clinic. They said the labs informed them that they experienced a large spike in COVID-19 diagnostic testing needs during the summer surge. The letter said the labs are also developing additional testing capacities but are still short on supplies and are experiencing confusion about payment and reimbursement for COVID-19 diagnostic testing as a result of Congressional and Administration inaction. ...Read the full article on CNBC.com here. By: Brian Schwartz, Stephanie Dhue Source: CNBC.com Print Email Tweet Previous Article | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |