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You can get free at-home COVID-19 tests with Original Medicare Part B from a participating pharmacy or health care provider now. You are eligible to get eight more free tests each month as long as the PHE is in effect.
Starting November 20, every U.S. household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their home. If you didn’t order tests since the program reopened in September, the site will let you place two orders for a total of eight tests.
Medicare covers and you pay nothing for: Tests to diagnose or aid the diagnosis of COVID-19. Some tests for related respiratory conditions to aid diagnosis of COVID-19 done together with the COVID-19 test. Medicare also covers COVID-19 antibody tests, COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments, and COVID-19 vaccines.
Starting Thursday, Americans can order four free at-home COVID tests from the federal government ahead of respiratory virus season.
Medicare has a new initiative that will cover up to eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests each calendar month, at no cost to you. Who’s eligible? Medicare will cover these tests if you have Part B, including those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.
There’s a new federal resource to get free FDA-authorized coronavirus test kits. At COVIDtests.gov, you’ll find information about testing and a link to the U.S. Postal Service – special.usps.com/testkits – where you can order up to four rapid tests to be sent to your home address.
CMS launched a new initiative on April 4, 2022, that provides direct payment to participating eligible pharmacies and health care providers for up to eight free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per calendar month per beneficiary when provided to people with Medicare Part B, including those enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, for the duration ...
Medicare to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests. This recently launched initiative helps people get over-the-counter COVID-19 tests without paying out of pocket.
Medicare beneficiaries can: • Request free over-the-counter tests for home delivery at covidtests.gov. • Access low-to-no-cost COVID-19 tests through healthcare providers at over 20,000 free testing sites nationwide. A list of community-based testing sites can be found here.
To reduce the spread of Covid-19, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people who test positive stay home and away from others until they are fever-free for at least ...