'Free' Covid tests from federal government to cost taxpayers billions - Must Read Alaska
The Biden Administration is providing free Covid-19 test kits to Americans starting Sept. 25, with four tests per household available through covidtests.gov. The kits can detect the latest variants and will be available until the end of December. The program's costs are unclear, but in 2022, three companies were awarded $2 billion to provide 380 million free test kits. The announcement comes a year after President Biden declared the pandemic over. Insurance companies are no longer covering the cost of test kits, and the government has also granted $600 million to 12 Covid-19 test manufacturers.