Payer Hierarchy: Medicare Medicare Medicare is the primary payer for most Medicare covered testing for beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare, including Medicare-Medicaid dually eligible individuals. For dually eligible individuals, Medicaid may cover additional testing (beyond what is covered by Medicare) based on Medicaid policy. There are...

Why is COVID-19 testing important? Effective testing for SARS-CoV-2 is essential in helping slow the spread of the virus by identifying those who have the virus and enabling Covid-19 treatment or isolation. Coronavirus testing is also crucial to learn more about how the virus spreads...

This material based on to article published by Tara Santora on October 12, 2021 in Scientific American. The self-administered tests are sold over the counter, holding out the promise of safer gatherings. But interpreting results requires savvy. As COVID-19 vaccines became widely available in the...

Here’s what experts say about SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Test Kits accuracy. The fastest and most convenient way to get a COVID-19 test may be to do it at home. But are those kits as accurate as the tests given by medical professionals? The PCR tests used...

There are several vaccines that are in use. The first mass vaccination program launched in early December 2020 and as of and as of 15 February 2021, 175.3 million vaccine doses have been administered. At least 7 different vaccines have been administered. WHO issued an...

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CDC has developed interim guidance for how healthcare providers, laboratories, and public health staff should use antibody tests. These tests look for the presence of antibodies, which are proteins made in response to infections. Antibodies are detected in the blood of people who are tested...

1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information and includes all antibody test results reported to the city’s Department of Health. New York City on Tuesday...

Death toll reaches 9,047 with 149 new COVID-19 deaths ORLANDO, Fla. – A day after Florida reported a large increase of coronavirus cases due to a laboratory testing dump, the state reported 6,236 new cases, putting Florida on track for reporting under 7,000 cases per...

Let’s face it, if you’ve been staying home a lot, you’re probably pretty tired of looking at the same faces. Love them as we do, it feels like well past time to start seeing other people, to visit or host relatives and dear friends. So...