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Catherine Falls CommercialThe 150 million Americans who have private health insurance will be eligible for full reimbursement after they purchase an at-home Covid test, the White House said Thursday. This includes people who’ve bought a plan on the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplace.
For those not covered by private insurance, free tests will be available at more than 20,000 federally-supported testing sites across the country.
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It’s unclear when this new policy will take effect, but they’ve promised to issue guidance by Jan. 15th.
Experts expect that most at-home tests will be covered by the policy. Caitlin Donovan, a spokeswoman for the Patient Advocate Foundation, told CNBC the key is keeping your receipt: “Your normal receipt should be fine — I’ve even printed out receipts from Amazon — and then you would have to send it in.”
Though the reimbursement is unlikely to affect tests purchased before the guidelines go into effect, it’s worth noting that at-home Covid tests are already an eligible expense for flexible savings accounts (FSA) and health savings accounts (HSA).
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