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Biden: Health Insurers Should Pay for Home COVID Tests

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    Dec 03, 2021

    In remarks to staffers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the federal response to the omicron variant of COVID-19, President Joe Biden said his administration intends to make home testing more accessible — and require insurance companies to cover the cost of those tests from retailers. Read more
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    Peter has worked as a journalist since 2011 and has covered health care since 2020. At AIS Health, Peter covers trends in finance, business and policy that affect the health insurance and pharma sectors. For Health Plan Weekly, he covers all aspects of the U.S. health insurance sector, including employer-sponsored insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage and the Affordable Care Act individual marketplaces. In Radar on Drug Benefits, Peter covers the operations of (and conflicts between) pharmacy benefit managers and pharmaceutical manufacturers, with a particular focus on pricing dynamics and market access. Before joining AIS Health, Peter covered transportation, public safety and local government for various outlets in Seattle, his hometown and current place of residence. He graduated with a B.A. from Colby College.

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