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Medicare will cover 8 free COVID-19 home tests per month beginning this spring
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/in-a-reversal-medicare-will-cover-8-free-covid-19-home-tests-per-month-beginning-this-spring/ar-AATri8x... The administration said it will be the first time Medicare covers a free, over-the-counter test for enrollees. Medicare will pay pharmacies and other entities directly to allow enrollees to pick up the free tests.
The administration earlier said the home tests would not be covered by Medicare, the nation’s health insurance program that covers more than 61 million mostly older Americans. But on Thursday, the administration cited the "importance of expanding access to testing" and identified a way to pay for the tests for enrollees of both traditional and private Medicare plans, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
People will be able to pick up the tests from pharmacies and other vendors in early spring. Until then, Medicare recipients can order tests through the new government-run website, CovidTests.gov, which allows Americans to order four free kits per address delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
Medicare recipients also can get tests from health care providers at more than 20,000 free testing sites......
The administration earlier said the home tests would not be covered by Medicare, the nation’s health insurance program that covers more than 61 million mostly older Americans. But on Thursday, the administration cited the "importance of expanding access to testing" and identified a way to pay for the tests for enrollees of both traditional and private Medicare plans, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
People will be able to pick up the tests from pharmacies and other vendors in early spring. Until then, Medicare recipients can order tests through the new government-run website, CovidTests.gov, which allows Americans to order four free kits per address delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
Medicare recipients also can get tests from health care providers at more than 20,000 free testing sites......
