Posted on 02/03/2022 9:52:08 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Medicare will cover up to eight free tests per month, starting in early spring. The tests will be handed out at participating pharmacies and other locations. They’ll be available to people who have Medicare’s “Part B” outpatient benefit, which about 9 in 10 enrollees sign up for.
Last month, the administration directed private insurers to cover up to eight free tests a month for people on their plans. Officials said at the time they were still trying to figure out what to do about Medicare, which covers more than 60 million people, most of them age 65 or older and more vulnerable to severe illness from coronavirus infection. Medicare benefits are governed by arcane laws and regulations, and officials said Thursday this the first time the program has covered an over-the-counter test at no cost to recipients.
People with Medicare Advantage, a private insurance option that covers about 4 in 10 Medicare enrollees, will also have access to free COVID-19 tests through their plans, officials said. Medicare Advantage plans can already cover over-the-counter COVID-19 tests as a supplemental benefit.
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Hypochondriacs can keep testing and testing and testing—they will come up positive eventually!
making it easier to kill off old folks.
Origin of the kits? This testing frenzy on the seniors is suspect. There are too many unsuspecting sheeple in this country. It is hard to have a serious conversation with them.
What is the market value of these tests. (Asking for a friend)
Origin of the kits?
Here we go, billions of new cases right before the 2022 elections.
The only test I need is symptoms
At what point will the gov’t demand that Medicare recipients show PROOF of tests and results?
I have NOT taken the clot-shot. I have no intention, nor do I see any need for me to acquire and/or subject myself to tests. I wonder what list that will put me on?
You are on the same list I am on—the list of those folks giving the kleptocrats the middle finger.
No vaxxes.
No tests.
No disclosure of private medical information.
They can go f&^% themselves.
That’s right. One wonders how many of those tests are rigged to produce a false positive. I don’t put anything past this government in its effort to push the NWO on us.
Dems need those mail-in ballots to go on for several more years to help with the vote ‘counting’.
Is this the rumored BoHIC.A1 anal swab soaked with napalm analogue?
“92% of Medicare age voters currently have covid so we must implement ballot harvesting and ballot drop offs and mail in voting.”
>>> Is this the rumored BoHIC.A1 anal swab soaked with napalm analogue? <<<
Yes. The swab is wildly popular in San Francisco.
“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Medicare will cover up to eight free tests per month, starting in early spring.”
early spring? seriously? the omicron wave will be over by then ... remember “Trump Time”? ... well, this is Dementia Joe Time ...
If you wont take the Jab we got a nice Made in China swab covered in it to stick up your nose:-)
They need to keep those numbers boosted with their false/positive test.
Same here-and I work for one person-so the business is not subject to bulls*** mandates-and aren’t these “tests” produced in China? I’m sure that’s nothing to worry about, right?
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