Insurers are supposed to pay for COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 15.
"Jan. 15 marks the first day that private health insurance companies will be required to reimburse policyholders for at-home COVID-19 tests they purchase, according to guidance the Biden administration published on Monday."
"However, insurance companies may not have their systems up and running by then to comply with the new guidance, which was originally announced in early December but only finalized recently."
"The guidance requires private insurers to cover eight rapid COVID-19 tests a month by either setting up a network of retailers so that policyholders don’t have to pay anything upfront for tests, or enabling consumers to submit receipts for reimbursement."
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/insurers-are-supposed-to-start-paying-for-covid-19-tests-jan-15-but-many-dont-know-yet-how-reimbursement-will-work-11642091258