Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests
2 weeks ago

Federal government no longer accepting orders for free Covid-19 tests

CNN  

CNN — The federal government program that provides free at-home Covid-19 tests says it is “not currently accepting orders,” according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response website. Last year, the Biden administration stopped the program as virus numbers fell in the spring but restarted it last fall ahead of the respiratory virus season. Some insurance plans may cover the tests, and local health programs sometimes offer free tests. Last March, ASPR said it had delivered over 1.8 billion free Covid-19 tests through its Covidtests.gov website.

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Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Program Suspended (Again)
1 week, 6 days ago

Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Program Suspended (Again)

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The program that sent Americans free at-home COVID-19 tests is no longer accepting orders five years after the pandemic started. “The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is not currently accepting orders,” the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response website said. “This program is not currently accepting orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests,” it said. The suspension …

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, sent straight to their homes. The website has been reopened on the heels of a summer COVID-19 virus wave and heading into the fall and winter respiratory virus season, with health officials urging Americans to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine and their yearly flu shot. U.S. regulators approved …

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Americans can once again order …

Free COVID tests are back. Here’s how to get yours
6 months ago

Free COVID tests are back. Here’s how to get yours

LA Times  

The federal government will again send out free COVID testing kits to anyone who requests them. Coronavirus infections have come roaring back this year, prompting the Biden administration to renew one of its earliest responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Free at-home test kits delivered via the mail. If you don’t want to wait for the tests to come by mail, …

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
6 months ago

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Starting this month, Americans will …

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
7 months ago

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov. The announcement also comes as the …

Friday is the last day US consumers can place mail orders for free COVID tests from the government
1 year ago

Friday is the last day US consumers can place mail orders for free COVID tests from the government

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests — at least for now. Friday March 8 is the last day residential households can request free virus tests shipped through the United States Postal Service. “ASPR has delivered over 1.8 billion free COVID-19 tests to the American people through COVIDTests.gov and direct distribution pathways and …

Free COVID-19 tests are still available by mail — until Friday
1 year ago

Free COVID-19 tests are still available by mail — until Friday

LA Times  

You can order four free COVID-19 tests and the U.S. Free COVID-19 tests are still available by mail, but the U.S. Since Nov. 20, residents have been eligible to receive up to two orders of four at-home COVID-19 tests via the USPS, meaning each home could receive up to eight tests. “Ordering for free COVID-19 tests via this website will …

California relaxes COVID isolation guidance. What you need to know
1 year, 1 month ago

California relaxes COVID isolation guidance. What you need to know

LA Times  

With COVID-19 no longer the widespread public health emergency it was in years past, public health officials at both the state and Los Angeles County levels have relaxed their guidance on how long individuals need to isolate from others after they are infected. Under guidelines revised this month, officials at the California and county departments of public health now say …

Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard
1 year, 2 months ago

Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard

LA Times  

California’s hospitals are getting busier with more COVID-19 and flu patients, some of whom are suffering from both viruses at the same time. L.A. County’s entry into the “medium” COVID-19 hospitalization category has prompted local public health officials to order hospitals, nursing homes and any other inpatient facility to require healthcare employees mask up while in patient-care areas. Multiple tests …

More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail
1 year, 4 months ago

More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery. The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus tests ahead of the typical surge in cases during the winter holiday season. The new release of free COVID-19 nasal swab tests also comes ahead of the first winter since the pandemic started that …

More free, at-home Covid-19 tests available for US residents through government
1 year, 4 months ago

More free, at-home Covid-19 tests available for US residents through government

CNN  

CNN — US households are now eligible to order an additional four at-home Covid-19 tests — free of cost — through the government. As of Monday, residential households in the US can submit an order through Covidtests.gov for four individual rapid antigen Covid-19 tests. Residents who haven’t placed an order since the program reopened can place two orders, which will …

US households can now order four free Covid tests from the government: Latest guidelines
1 year, 4 months ago

US households can now order four free Covid tests from the government: Latest guidelines

The Independent  

✕ Close Jill Biden tested positive for Covid and experienced “mild symptoms”, per a 4 September statement from the White House. Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would …

US government issues new COVID-19 guidelines for households, free rapid tests
1 year, 5 months ago

US government issues new COVID-19 guidelines for households, free rapid tests

Hindustan Times  

United States has restarted its free Covid test program. As per the latest update, four more free COVID-19 rapid tests per household, can be ordered from the official website of the United States government- COVIDTests.gov. COVID-19 antigen home tests The free COVID-19 rapid tests, are aimed to help uninsured individuals and underserved communities. According to the information available on the …

Free COVID-19 home tests are back for US households, Here's how to order yours online
1 year, 6 months ago

Free COVID-19 home tests are back for US households, Here's how to order yours online

Hindustan Times  

The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it will resume a program that offers free Covid-19 home tests to Americans. The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. …

Biden government to deliver free COVID tests again to US households
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden government to deliver free COVID tests again to US households

Live Mint  

The US Department of Health and Human Services said on September 20 that it will deliver COVID-19 tests for free to households across the country, reported Reuters. The health agency said that starting from September 25, households will again have the option to request four free tests via COVIDTests.gov. The HHS further said that these tests are designed to identify …

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 …

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household — aiming to prevent possible shortages during a rise in coronavirus cases that has typically come during colder months. “Anticipating that that …

Covid-19: US households will be able to order more free tests starting Monday
1 year, 6 months ago

Covid-19: US households will be able to order more free tests starting Monday

CNN  

CNN — The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 home tests to Americans, US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. Becerra said HHS’s Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response “has been resupplying our stockpile.” The tests coming available soon are intended for use through the end of 2023 and will include instructions on how …

U.S. announces $600 million to produce COVID tests and will reopen website for orders
1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. announces $600 million to produce COVID tests and will reopen website for orders

LA Times  

The Biden administration is providing $600 million to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is resurrecting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up …

Are you getting billed for COVID-19 tests you didn’t order? Here’s what you need to know
1 year, 8 months ago

Are you getting billed for COVID-19 tests you didn’t order? Here’s what you need to know

LA Times  

Medicare is no longer giving away home COVID-19 test kits like these from iHealth. If 2022 was the year of free COVID-19 test kits for many California seniors, 2023 is shaping up to be the year of fraudulent COVID-19 test kits. “It wasn’t until some months later that I received my Medicare summary bill and I saw charges for over-the-counter …

Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May
1 year, 11 months ago

Free COVID testing will fade with US health emergency in May

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When the COVID-19 public health emergency ends in the U.S. next month, you’ll still have access to a multitude of tests but with one big difference: Who pays for them. But there’s still time to get some free tests before the May 11 change, and there could still be free ones available afterward. While insurers will still cover …

Free rapid tests available again in preparation for possible winter COVID surge
2 years, 3 months ago

Free rapid tests available again in preparation for possible winter COVID surge

LA Times  

The Biden administration is making free coronavirus tests available to U.S. households again. The Biden administration is again making free coronavirus tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils contingency plans for potential COVID-19 surges this winter. After a three-month hiatus, the administration Thursday began making four rapid tests available to all American households through covidtests.gov, said a senior …

The U.S. Is No Longer Providing Free COVID Tests. Here's What To Do Now.
2 years, 6 months ago

The U.S. Is No Longer Providing Free COVID Tests. Here's What To Do Now.

Huff Post  

AzmanJaka via Getty Images Free delivery of at-home COVID tests is halted due to a lack of funding, but experts say you can still find ways to get tests without paying full price. “One of the things I would really recommend for folks, if they don’t have health insurance and they’re not on Medicare or Medicaid, is to check with …

Free at-home COVID tests, delivered by mail, ending this week
2 years, 6 months ago

Free at-home COVID tests, delivered by mail, ending this week

LA Times  

Boxes of iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits, provided by the state of California, are ready for parents to pick up at Tulita Elementary School in Redondo Beach on Jan. 6. Suspending the offering, which the COVID.gov website says is “because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile,” will remove one convenient testing option even as federal …

More free COVID rapid tests are available. Here’s how to get yours
2 years, 10 months ago

More free COVID rapid tests are available. Here’s how to get yours

LA Times  

According to the CDC, rapid tests do a good job detecting COVID-19 in someone who is showing symptoms of the disease, such as a cough, a fever or a sore throat. Response to the administration’s previous offer of free kits wasn’t exactly overwhelming, though — according to the White House, more than 70 million households ordered kits online, out of …

Ordering is underway for Covid-19 test-to-treat program’s antiviral drugs, White House says
3 years ago

Ordering is underway for Covid-19 test-to-treat program’s antiviral drugs, White House says

CNN  

CNN — Antiviral medication orders for the White House’s Covid-19 test-to-treat program are underway. “We’ve had more than 1,000 pharmacy-based clinic sites register today, so that even exceeded our expectations for day one of this program,” he said, and now “the ordering process is underway.” But this doesn’t mean people can get Covid-19 treatment through the program just yet; orders …

Nearly Half Of Biden's 500 Million Free COVID Tests Still Unclaimed
3 years ago

Nearly Half Of Biden's 500 Million Free COVID Tests Still Unclaimed

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test. “We know the market is volatile and will come up and down with surges in variants.” The White House says Americans …

Nearly half of Biden’s 500 million free COVID tests still unclaimed
3 years ago

Nearly half of Biden’s 500 million free COVID tests still unclaimed

LA Times  

Experts say COVID-19 testing will become more important with the easing of mask orders. Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests the Biden administration recently made available to the public still have not been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test. “We know the market is volatile and will come up and down …

Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
3 years, 1 month ago

Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks. Medicare benefits are governed by a host of arcane laws and regulations, and officials said Thursday they were able to arrange for coverage …

60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says
3 years, 1 month ago

60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says

CNN  

CNN — The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far, with tens of millions tests having “gone out the door” as part of the Biden administration’s program to mail more than half a billion rapid tests to Americans around the country. White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told …

Free Covid tests distributed by White House may not be considered valid for travel
3 years, 1 month ago

Free Covid tests distributed by White House may not be considered valid for travel

Daily Mail  

Dr David Weber, an epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, said that at-home tests distributed by the Biden administration may not be usable for travel requirements Free home COVID tests funded by Joe Biden will likely not be approved to get around existing travel rules because it is too easy to fake a negative result, a health expert has warned. Dr David …

Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests
3 years, 2 months ago

Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests

NPR  

Seniors are at high risk of COVID, but Medicare doesn't pay for rapid tests Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images What group is especially vulnerable to the ravages of COVID-19 even if fully vaccinated and boosted? And who will have an especially tough time getting free at-home COVID tests …

There's now a phone line to order your free at-home COVID tests
3 years, 2 months ago

There's now a phone line to order your free at-home COVID tests

NPR  

There's now a phone line to order your free at-home COVID tests Enlarge this image toggle caption Steven Senne/AP Steven Senne/AP The Biden administration on Friday opened a phone line for people to order free at-home COVID-19 tests. Sponsor Message The website — COVIDtests.gov — began taking at-home test orders on Tuesday and the tests began shipping out Thursday, according …

US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed
3 years, 2 months ago

US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the first time, people across the U.S. can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. “The playbook for rapid tests should look exactly like the playbook for vaccines,” said Zoe McLaren, a health economist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. While private companies are now producing more than 250 million at-home …

US Begins Offering Free Covid-19 Test Kits, but Doubts Persist
3 years, 2 months ago

US Begins Offering Free Covid-19 Test Kits, but Doubts Persist

News 18  

For the first time, all Americans can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. While private companies are now producing more than 250 million at-home tests per month, that is still not enough to allow most Americans to frequently test themselves. The U.S. would need 2.3 billion tests per month for all teens and adults …

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
3 years, 2 months ago

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home COVID-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the website was in “beta testing” and operating at a “limited capacity” ahead of its official launch. The White House said “tests will …

Covidtests.gov is off to a strong start but big hurdle awaits
3 years, 2 months ago

Covidtests.gov is off to a strong start but big hurdle awaits

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David M. Perry is a journalist and historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.” He is a senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota. CNN — The Tuesday news that the Biden administration’s free rapid Covid-19 test site had gone online a day early, part of a …

How to get free at-home Covid tests from the government through covidtests.gov
3 years, 2 months ago

How to get free at-home Covid tests from the government through covidtests.gov

CNN  

CNN — Americans can now sign up to get free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government. Here’s what you need to know about getting free home tests from the federal government: How do I order the tests? In addition to getting messages that tests were already ordered for their address, some consumers are being told that their home addresses …

US launches website to provide free at-home COVID tests
3 years, 2 months ago

US launches website to provide free at-home COVID tests

Al Jazeera  

With a new website, launched one day ahead of the official date, Americans can order up to four free test kits per household. People in the United States can now order free COVID-19 test kits online, as the White House moves to boost testing capacity amid a surge in coronavirus infections linked to the Omicron variant. The programme initially will …

5 things to know about ordering free COVID tests
3 years, 2 months ago

5 things to know about ordering free COVID tests

LA Times  

The federal government has created a website to order at-home COVID-19 tests. Here’s what you need to know about ordering at-home COVID-19 tests through the federal government’s website: 1. Think a few weeks down the road President Biden announced last month that his administration will push to deliver 500 million at-home tests amid criticism over his pandemic response and strained …

The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits
3 years, 2 months ago

The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits

NPR  

The Postal Service is now taking orders for free COVID-19 test kits Enlarge this image toggle caption Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Photography/Getty Images The U.S. Postal Service has begun taking orders for free at-home coronavirus test kits. Each household order will contain four rapid tests, which the Postal Service says will be shipped for …

More free rapid COVID tests are coming. Here’s what we know so far
3 years, 2 months ago

More free rapid COVID tests are coming. Here’s what we know so far

LA Times  

Abbott Laboratories’ BinaxNOW is one of at least 14 at-home antigen COVID-19 tests authorized for over-the-counter sale by the Food and Drug Administration. The Biden administration announced Monday that insurers will be required to cover the cost of rapid home COVID tests for their customers, starting Saturday. People with insurance can also order free test kits from COVIDTests.gov, the administration …

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House
3 years, 2 months ago

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House

NPR  

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House Enlarge this image toggle caption David Dermer/AP David Dermer/AP Starting Wednesday, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 tests online from the Biden administration, in a plan outlined last week. Insurance companies and health plans are now required to cover eight free over-the-counter at-home …

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday
3 years, 2 months ago

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday

LA Times  

A worker picks up two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event in Youngstown, Ohio, on Dec. 30. Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. “By requiring private health plans to cover people’s at-home tests, we are further expanding …

EXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?
3 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Where are the COVID-19 tests that Biden promised?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home. The federal government is expected to get delivery of the first batch of tests “over the next week or so,” according to White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients. “We’re …

Biden administration signs first contract for free rapid Covid-19 test distribution
3 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration signs first contract for free rapid Covid-19 test distribution

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration has signed its first contracts with a Covid-19 test manufacturer as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to distribute half a billion free rapid tests throughout the country, a White House official confirms to CNN. The Department of Defense awarded a $51 million contract to Goldbelt Security, LLC, “for delivery of over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits.” …

Finding a Covid-19 test is a struggle right now in the US as Omicron and holiday plans collide
3 years, 3 months ago

Finding a Covid-19 test is a struggle right now in the US as Omicron and holiday plans collide

CNN  

CNN — With coronavirus cases surging once again, frustrated Americans are struggling to get tested days before Christmas as long lines and increased demand overwhelm some facilities across the country. People who have been previously infected with Covid-19 and remain unvaccinated “should not assume that have protection against Omicron,” US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Tuesday. As to whether …

Joe Biden announces free tests, more vaccine sites as Omicron variant surges across United States
3 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden announces free tests, more vaccine sites as Omicron variant surges across United States

ABC  

US President Joe Biden says more federal vaccination and testing sites will open to tackle a surge in COVID-19 cases sparked by the Omicron variant, announcing some 500 million at-home rapid tests will be available to Americans for free starting in January. Key points: Joe Biden is reassuring Americans the country is better prepared for the current wave of infections …

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