Due to limited supply, Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests starting next week.
WASHINGTON -Starting next week, Americans will no longer be able to order free at-home COVID-19 tests from a website set up by the U.S. government due to limited supply arising from a lack of congressional funding.
President Joe Biden in January pledged to procure 1 billion free tests for Americans, including 500 million available through the website. However, ordering through the program will be suspended on Sept. 2. The government will no longer take orders through this program to ensure some tests are still available in the fall in case there is a rise in infections, the official said.
Alternative ways of getting at-home tests will remain, the official said, including getting them reimbursed by private health insurance, Medicare, or Medicaid, which collectively cover over 92% of Americans.
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