“For the first time in its history, Medicare is paying for an over-the-counter test,” Deputy Administrator Dr. Meena Seshamani, director of the Center for Medicare, said in anews releaseon the announcement. “This is because COVID-19 testing is a critical part of our pandemic response....
Medicare benefits are governed by a host of arcane laws and regulations, and officials said Thursday they were able to arrange for coverage of over-the-counter COVID-19 tests by using the program's legal authority to conduct demonstration programs on innovative ways to deliver health care. This...
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A home COVID-19 test kit is held, Feb. 3, 2022, in Seattle. Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores. Monday's announcement comes amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant --- BA.2 --- will spark...
CMS recently announced new payment rates for Current Procedural Terminology codes developed by the American Medical Association for COVID-19 diagnostic tests. The federal agency updated guidance on May 19, to include Medicare Payment Rates for COVID-19. CPT codes 87635, 86769, and 86328,...
On July 1, 2023, Medicare members in the REHP group will be limited to 4 at-home, over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests. REHP is providing coverage for at-home COVID-19 tests for Medicare eligible members currently enrolled in the SilverScript Part D prescription drug plan. You can ...
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As part of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for the COVID-19 pandemic and in an effort to be as expansive as possible within the current authorities to have diagnostic testing available to Medicare beneficiaries who need it, in the interim final rule with comment period, CMS i...
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