Tag: COVID-19 Testing

WASHINGTON – Medicare will cover the cost of OTC COVID-19 tests for beneficiaries with either original Medicare or Medicare Advantage starting early this spring.   Under the initiative, which is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to expand access to testing, Medicare beneficiaries may access up to eight OTC COVID-19 tests per month for free. Tests approved or authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be available through eligible pharmacies...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –  More than nine in 10 pharmacists are having a difficult time keeping up with the surging demand for at-home COVID-19 tests, according to a new survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association.  “COVID-19 has caused shortages throughout the economy, but this is acute,” said B. Douglas Hoey, NCPA CEO. “Community pharmacists are the first line of defense against the virus. Testing is a key to getting everyone back at work and back in school,...

Q. How do I access COVID‐19 OTC tests for large employers in my community?   A. As the country waits with bated breath on the outcome of the pending vaccine mandate currently under review by the 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, forward-thinking HME providers are already laying the groundwork to access testing supplies and create programs to help large employers in the communities they serve navigate these new requirements.   Under the mandate (currently on pause), businesses with...

ALEXANDRIA, N.Y. - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a new pilot program that involves independent pharmacies conducting up to 7,000 COVID-19 tests per week. The National Community Pharmacists Association, which represents more than 21,000 independent pharmacies across the country, applauded the program, which is being coordinated with the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York and with the state's network of CPESN clinically integrated pharmacies. “Ramping up COVID-19 testing...