"Free At-Home Covid Tests to Resume in the US"
The Biden administration is restarting its program of offering free at-home Covid-19 tests to Americans through the mail, in preparation for a potential winter surge of the virus. The program will spend $600 million to purchase tests from domestic manufacturers and households will receive four tests. The initiative aims to replenish the nation's stockpile and also strengthen domestic manufacturing capacity. Private insurers are no longer required to cover up to eight tests per month, making free tests harder to come by for many Americans. The program will begin accepting orders on Monday through the website covidtests.gov.