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COVID Testing
245 published works
Religion Clause
COVID Testing Requirement Survives Free Exercise Challenge
In Villareal v. Rocky Knoll Health Care Center, (ED WI, June 1, 2022), a Wisconsin federal district court refused to allow a nurse who objected on religious grounds to a COVID testing…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
COVID-19 Test Lab Sues Plans and TPAs for Failing to Cover Cost of Tests as Per FFCRA and CARES Act
By Anne Hall
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Act, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act and related guidance require group health plans and insurers to cover the…
Health Care Law Today
HRSA Uninsured Program Shutdown: Funding to End March 22, 2022 for COVID-19 Testing and Treatment; April 5, 2022 for COVID-19 Vaccination
By Judith A. Waltz, Olivia R. King
On March 15, 2022, the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) announced that the Uninsured Program will stop accepting claims for COVID-19 testing and treatment on March 22, 2022 at…
Employee Benefits Blog
Additional Guidance Issued on Coverage for OTC COVID-19 Tests
On February 4, 2022, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury (the “Departments”) released additional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding group health plan coverage of over-the-counter…
Benefit Notes
Agencies Issue Additional Guidance Regarding Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test Coverage
As indicated in our January 11, 2022 blog post and alert, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury (the “Agencies”) issued FAQs Part…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
More Guidance on Coverage of Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Test Kits
Following up on their earlier guidance the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have issued an additional set of frequently asked questions and answers on the requirement to cover over-the-counter…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Treasury Department, DOL, and HHS Provide Guidance on New Flexibility in Coverage of Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests
By Publisher, Kristine M. Bingman
On February 4, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), U.S. Department of the Treasury, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued subregulatory guidance that provides greater…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Businesses
New FAQs Clarify Prior Agency Guidance on Requirement to Cover OTC COVID-19 Tests
By April Goff
On February 4, the tri-agencies (DOL, HHS and Treasury) issued new FAQs on the requirement for group health plans and issuers to cover over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 tests without cost-sharing, prior…
Benefits Law Advisor
More Clarity Regarding Employer Mandates for At-Home COVID-19 Testing
As employers and insurers continue to establish programs to enable participants in group health plans to receive at-home COVID-19 tests at no cost, even without a prescription, the Department of…
Health Care Reform Dashboard
Provider’s Claims for COVID-19 Screening Charges Move Forward
By Edward I. Leeds, G'nece Jones
Addressing motions to dismiss, a district court in Texas has found that a provider may proceed with its lawsuit to recover the full amount of its charges for COVID-19 diagnostic testing under…