But tests purchased before January 15 are not eligible for reimbursement.
Americans with private insurance will be able to ask for reimbursement for rapid COVID-19 tests beginning Saturday — but any tests purchased before January 15 will not qualify.
The new requirement will cover any over-the-counter COVID-19 test given emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That list includes the Abbott BinaxNOW at-home tests, iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test, Siemens Healthineers' rapid COVID-19 antigen self test, and the Flowflex COVID-19 antigen home tests, among dozens of others.
Individuals will likely have to log onto their health insurance companies' websites to file a claim. The new requirement is one of the steps the Biden administration is taking to make rapid tests more accessible, although critics of the plan say the administration should make the tests free at the point of purchase, and should offer retroactive reimbursement.
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