Article 5V7GF How to get your money back for at-home COVID test kits

How to get your money back for at-home COVID test kits

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Barbara Krasnoff
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While it's nice that the government will be sending us four free at-home rapid COVID test kits a month, that's not going to be enough for many households. However, if you've got private insurance through an employer or a group, you do have an alternative: you can get a reimbursement for - or pick up free at approved retailers - up to eight FDA-authorized at-home COVID tests per person per month.

Announced back in January, the new rules state that private health insurers are required to cover these tests without needing approval from a doctor or other medical provider. (If you need more kits, you can also get them covered if it is ordered by a medical provider.) This requirement went into effect on January 15th.

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