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February 4, 2022 - By: Danbury-Seniors
Starting in early spring, people with Medicare will be able to go to an eligible pharmacies and other entities that are participating in this initiative to receive over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for free through their Medicare part B coverage. More information about eligible pharmacies and other entities that are participating in this initiative will be available in the early spring. Once the initiative is up and running, CMS will encourage beneficiaries to ask their local pharmacy or current health care provider whether they are participating in this initiative.
Medicare Advantage plans may offer coverage and payment for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests as a supplemental benefit in addition to covering Medicare Part A and Part B benefits, so Medicare beneficiaries covered by Medicare Advantage should check with their plan to see if it includes such a benefit.
For more information, please see these frequently asked questions from the Center for Medicare Services https://www.cms.gov/files/document/covid-19-over-counter-otc-tests-medicare-frequently-asked-questions.pdf?emci=4f608dd5-2685-ec11-94f6-281878b85110&emdi=6295ff99-3d85-ec11-94f6-281878b85110&ceid=4161574
Information for this post comes from The Center for Medicare Advocacy