US insurers must cover 8 at-home coronavirus tests a person per month

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WASHINGTON - Private insurers will have to cover the cost of eight at-home coronavirus tests per member per month starting Saturday , the Biden administration said Monday.

People who provide their insurance information will be able to get the tests with no out-of-pocket costs at certain pharmacies; in other cases, they will have to file claims to their insurers for reimbursement, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, just as they often do for medical services.

The at-home tests are typically sold in packs of two, and prices have ranged in cost from US$14 to US$34, which can be prohibitively expensive especially when tests are purchased in bulk. The United States has instead focused public purchasing on vaccines and efforts to encourage their uptake.

 

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