Biden-Harris Administration Requires Insurance Companies and Group Health Plans to Cover the Cost of At-Home COVID-19 Tests, Increasing Access to Free Tests

https://www.hhs.gov ^ | January 10, 2022 | Contact: HHS Press Office

[Brian Griffin]

This is simply an effort to make his OSHA edict more palatable to the Supreme Court.

[Red Badger]

You may be required to do BOTH.....................

[Deaf and Discerning]

I never thought of that... I haven’t any breakfast yet...

[\/\/ayne]

Government ordering private business around is fascism.

[foxfield]

I imagine these new test kits are coming from bill Gates new acquisition of a company in England that makes the tests.

Many are made in China.

[PTBAA]

Perhaps the Supreme Court should reserve one day a week for the Brandon Administration.

[moovova]

"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a free COVID test today."

[BlackbirdSST]

Meanwhile the VA has stopped testing all veterans, just those enrolled in “VA Healthcare”. 9,000,000 vets left out in the cold.

The only test I want from the VA is an antibodies test. They refuse. Some have acted like they have never even heard of such a thing.

[newzjunkey]

I’m curious how this works. I’m with an HMO does that mean I’d have to get it at their pharmacies? Or do I have to get reimbursed? Also, why didn’t he do this a year ago?

[ecomcon]

1. Create the problem
2. Promise to fix the problem
3. Gather new powers while never1 fixing the problem
4. Blame it on the new problem that needs fixing.

[Recovering_Democrat]

I sure hope insurance companies band together and fight this edict.

[Jonny7797]

everything is free, free, free!!!

Hey everyone, get the free stuff here!!

[Vaduz]

Just another one of Joey’s pass the buck gigs with his logic he thinks the companies can increase their rates and make more money.
It’s how the democrat buddy system has worked for years.

[VTenigma]

So let me see if I have this right. The “Government” creates a crisis by outsourcing illegal bio-weapon research to China, China F-s up by letting the illegal bio-weapon escape and infect the world, then the DNC media gets every “Karen” in the country so spun up they have to run around and get tested three times a week and we run out of tests. Now too cover the Biden cabal’s lack of any governing acumen they order the private sector to fix a problem they created and everyone is supposed to give them a standing ovation. That about cover it?

[Red Badger]

Pretty much............................

[plain talk]

Another factor is that people don’t trust the accuracy of these tests. As a result this will motivate people to get repeat tests which adds to the costs that will passed along in the form of increased insurance premiums.

Personally I like the idea of on-demand home testing for as many illnesses and diseases as possible. But it should be an extra cost or rider to a policy.

[hanamizu]

“I didn’t know we had a emperor...”

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I’m curious what law, passed by Congress, gives the President authority to tell insurance companies what coverage they must provide? And where in the Constitution is Congress given the authority to pass such a bill in the first place?

[TiGuy22]

CVS $69

[laplata]

“The only test I want from the VA is an antibodies test. They refuse. Some have acted like they have never even heard of such a thing”.

Same here.

I go in for blood tests once a year and am to the point that I don’t really trust them, either.

I’ll stick with the VA because they will pay for such things as colonoscopies at our local hospital. Tri-Care handles that through Choice.

Trump improved the VA so much and now they’re going down hill again..

[lgjhn23]

FJB, FHUH