Aetna, Emblem Health and United Health Care will cover cost of updated COVID-19 vaccine, insurers say

Aetna, Emblem Health and United Health Care told Newsday they would pay for fully insured members who want to receive the updated vaccine. Read More

Three of the state's largest health insurance companies will continue COVID-19 vaccine coverage

Aetna, Emblem Health and United Health Care will cover cost of updated COVID-19 vaccine for their members. Newsday Deputy Editor David Schwartz reports. Read More

Does the federal government still have free COVID-19 tests? Latest on how to get COVID tests

U.S. households could once order free COVID-19 tests, but that program is over. Here's how to get a test and a look at COVID symptoms and Ohio cases. Read More

At-home COVID-19 tests: What's available and how much they cost

At the top of the list is the BinaxNOW COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test. Prices are consistent in stores and online. A two-pack kit, which you can get at CVS or Walgreens, will cost between $18 and $24. Read More

Sorting out COVID vaccine confusion: New and conflicting federal policies raise questions

If you want a COVID-19 shot this fall, will your employer's health insurance plan pay for it? There's no clear answer. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime ... Read More

Massachusetts governor forces health insurance to cover vaccines

Massachusetts is the first state to demand health insurance companies to cover vaccines recommended by the state's Department of Public Health, not the CDC. Read More

Will health insurance pay for Covid vaccines this fall?

If you want a Covid shot this fall, will your employer’s health insurance plan pay for it? There’s no clear answer. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine ... Read More