However, the reimbursement strategy does not eliminate all the cost barriers associated at-home tests.
How Will The Reimbursement Strategy Be Implemented?
Although makingprivate insurance companiescover the cost ofat-home COVID-19 testsincreases testing capacity, the plan does not come without hitches.
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At the moment, low or no-cost COVID-19 tests are available at select health centers and pharmacies nationwide.
you’ve got the option to check for the testing information per statehere.
What About Americans Without Health Insurance?
That approach would have significantly reduced the hassle factor for patients.
A reimbursement model doesnt necessarily eliminate cost barriers because of the hassle factor.
We might continue to see inequities in access to these tests, and therefore, in rates of testing.
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Kaiser Family Foundation.KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: April 2021.
