As COVID hospitalizations begin to rise again and experts issue warnings of a potential winter surge, the federal government is taking action by offering free at-home COVID tests that can be ordered starting next week. According to Politico, each household will receive four free testing kits that will be mailed out. This approach was previously implemented last year but had been on pause since the spring, as reported by the New York Times. The government is resuming the program on Monday, and individuals can order the tests from this website: covidtests.gov. The tests provided are effective until the end of this year and are designed to detect the current circulating variants, as stated by the White House.
With private insurers no longer required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home COVID tests per month, accessing free COVID testing has become more challenging for Americans. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra addressed this issue, stating that the president wanted to ensure that no one goes without tests. He emphasized the government’s commitment to providing access to testing and informed reporters of the program’s enhancement during a visit to a Washington pharmacy, where he received his COVID and flu shots. Secretary Becerra also addressed concerns regarding some insurers not covering the updated COVID vaccine, assuring that pharmacy glitches causing these issues have been resolved. (Read more COVID-19 stories.)
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