Health Affairs | February 22, 2022
Read the PublicationOn February 4, 2022, the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor, and Treasury (the tri-agencies) issued additional guidance on how insurers and group health plans must cover and reimburse enrollees for at-home tests for COVID-19. This latest guidance expands on prior guidance from January 10 that required insurers and plans to cover up to eight at-home tests for COVID-19 per enrollee per 30-day period. The February 4 guidance provides additional flexibility for insurers at a time when new analysis suggests that many are not complying with the earlier requirements or have made it burdensome for enrollees to seek and obtain reimbursement for at-home tests.