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Biden’s Plan to Fight Omicron Includes Insurer-Funded At-Home COVID Tests

Shot of a woman using cotton swab while doing coronavirus PCR test at home. Woman using digital tablet for video call with her family doctor for advice how to do coronavirus rapid diagnostic test. Young woman at home using a nasal swab for COVID-19.

President Joe Biden laid out his strategy for combating the Omicron and Delta coronavirus variants this winter on Thursday, including free and insurer-funded at-home COVID-19 testing and new international travel requirements. According to administration officials, the US government will require private health insurers to reimburse their 150 million customers for the cost of over-the-counter, at-home… Continue reading Biden’s Plan to Fight Omicron Includes Insurer-Funded At-Home COVID Tests