HHS Decision to End Free COVID-19 Testing Will Hurt Uninsured And Could Increase Infection Rates, Survey Finds

Nearly a quarter of test-takers have had out-of-pocket test costs

Research from LendingTree finds the end to government coverage of COVID-19 tests for the uninsured will result in less testing and a potential spike in new cases.

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• Source: Alamy

It seems after two long years there’s reason for optimism that the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic is over. New infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths are declining, and the CDC says 91% of the country is within a “low-risk” area.

Still, health officials caution against letting our guard down as a new sub-variant of Omicron, BA.2, or “stealth Omicron” as...

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