A retro feel to Biden's plan for covering OTC virus testing
https://apnews.com/9939eee264b651fbc88f66c957a5e6e4
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests echoes a bygone era when the companies processed large volumes of claims from individuals — with paper receipts.
It’s unclear if the buy-first, get-paid-later approach will spur people to go out and get the tests, even with new urgency around the highly transmissible omicron variant.
A retro feel to Biden's plan for covering OTC virus testing
Dec 15, 2021, 6:20am UTC
https://apnews.com/9939eee264b651fbc88f66c957a5e6e4
> WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration’s plan for health insurers to reimburse consumers for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests echoes a bygone era when the companies processed large volumes of claims from individuals — with paper receipts.
> It’s unclear if the buy-first, get-paid-later approach will spur people to go out and get the tests, even with new urgency around the highly transmissible omicron variant.