The administration announced this plan last month.
that the “update” is a part of a larger plan to “increase access to COVID-19 testing.”
Under the new policy, insured Americans will either have to purchase the test kits under their insurance or submit receipts to their insurance for reimbursement. A family of four under the same plan would be eligible to be reimbursed for up to eight COVID tests each, totaling 32 tests per month. The plan will also require consumers wanting reimbursement to do more work.
The plan “incentivizes” companies to cover upfront costs and make it easier for privately insured consumers to go online or to their local pharmacy or store, purchase a test, and get it paid for upfront or reimbursed, the US Department of Health and Human Services said in a Monday
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