Private Insurers Required To Provide Free COVID-19 Antibody Tests

reported that the Administration said “it will require health insurers to provide free antibody tests that could provide better insight into the scale of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.” Congress has “required that all Americans, including people without health insurance, receive free diagnostic tests to determine whether they are sick with coronavirus.” The Administration “said it had authority from recent emergency rescue packages to mandate private insurers also provide antibody testing without out-of-pocket costs.” CMS Administrator Seema Verma said, “It is critical that Americans have peace of mind knowing that cost won’t be a barrier to testing during this national public health emergency.” However, “the new guidance did not make clear whether the free antibody tests would be extended to uninsured Americans.” https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/11/trump-administration-requires-insurers-to-provide-free-antibody-tests-180009