Pre-London Open Tuesday 06:21:14 (UTC) Tue Jan 11, 2022 Under a Biden administration plan, private insurers will have to pay for Covid-19 tests that can be bought over the counter starting Saturday. This is to make it easier for people to screen for infections and stop the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus. As of Monday, millions of people who have private health insurance can expect their insurers will pay for up to eight tests a month for each covered person. They will also be able to buy the tests at no cost through their insurance.
According to the new policy, people with private insurance will not have to pay for the tests like deductibles or coinsurance, and they won't have to pay for them either. Insurance would pay for 32 tests a month for a family of four who all had the same health plan. There are a lot of people in the Biden administration who want insurance and group health plans to work with specific stores and pharmacies so people can get free over-the-counter tests without having to pay up front or submit a claim for reimbursement.
