Biden authorizes free Covid-19 tests for Americans

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Medicare to Cover At-Home COVID-19 Tests

Medicare's 64 million beneficiaries will soon be able to get free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and other stores that participate in the program. Medicare enrollees will be able to receive up to eight at-home tests per month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on February 3. CMS officials say the initiative will be up and running in early spring, but exact dates and details have not […]

todayFebruary 9, 2022

Health & Wellness

Biden Administration to send 500 Million Free At-Home COVID Tests Directly to Americans and Ramps up COVID-19 Winter Strategy

Fighting the omicron variant surging through the country, President Joe Biden announced the government will provide 500 million free rapid home-testing kits, increase support for hospitals under strain and redouble vaccination and boosting efforts. At the White House on Tuesday, Biden detailed major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the fast-spreading variant, whose properties are not yet fully understood by scientists. Yet his message was clear […]

todayDecember 23, 2021

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