Some insurers have teamed with retailers to make the tests available for free at the point of purchase, while clients of other insurers have to save their receipts and submit them for reimbursement, CBS News reported. In mid-January, the Biden administration introduced a rule requiring private insurers to cover the cost of eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per month for each covered member, and on Thursday that rule was extended to recipients of Medicare.Īmericans can also receive four free at-home tests directly from the U.S. These over-the-counter testing options are not covered by insurance and are not meant to diagnose acute COVID-19 infection or test the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccination. Walgreens had limited customers to a maximum of four tests per purchase in stores or online, but they may now buy as many as they want, according to a company spokesperson.Īround the holidays, the tests were particularly difficult to obtain as Americans sought to travel and gather with others at a time when there was a surge in cases of the highly contagious Omicron variant. "We've worked with our vendors to increase inventory of OTC COVID-19 tests and have removed all product limits on those products at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide and on CVS.com," a CVS Pharmacy spokesperson told CBS News.ĬVS currently carries six different rapid COVID-19 tests.
Many insurance plans cover these tests and you can get up to 8 at-home COVID-19 tests at no cost every. CVS previously restricted customers to purchasing six tests at once, but has dropped those restrictions because it has increased its supply, the company said. Azmanl / Getty Images At-home COVID-19 tests are now available at no cost at CVS.
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