More than 59 million people with Medicare's 'Part B' outpatient coverage will be able to get up to eight free at-home tests per month.
WASHINGTON — Amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant could spark another rise in cases, Medicare announced Monday that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores.
Medicare has lagged private insurance in following the Biden administration's directive to cover at-home tests because rules and regulations stood in the way, and officials had to find a work-around. This is the first time the health insurance program for older people and those with disabilities has covered an over-the-counter test at no cost to recipients.The BA.2 omicron variant now accounts for more than half of U.S. cases, having rapidly overtaken the original strain.
National pharmacy chains participating in Medicare's give-away include: Albertsons Companies, Inc., Costco Pharmacy, CVS, Food Lion, Giant Food, The Giant Company, Hannaford Pharmacies, H-E-B Pharmacy, Hy-Vee Pharmacy, Kroger Family of Pharmacies, Rite Aid Corp., Shop & Stop, Walgreens and Walmart.VIRUS BY THE NUMBERS These 10 charts show you vaccination and virus trends in our state and nation Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag.
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