Health insurers will soon have option to start charging for COVID tests

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COVID COVERAGE: Dr. Philip Chan, consultant medical director at the R.I. Department of Health, says downgrading the emergency status for the COVID-19 pandemic will not change the availability of vaccines and treatments. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
COVID COVERAGE: Dr. Philip Chan, consultant medical director at the R.I. Department of Health, says downgrading the emergency status for the COVID-19 pandemic will not change the availability of vaccines and treatments. 
PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
For the past three years, grabbing an over-the-counter or laboratory COVID-19 test has been easy, relatively quick and entirely free. But soon, some Rhode Islanders will have to start paying out of pocket for their tests. That’s because after three years in a state of emergency, both the Rhode Island and the federal COVID-19 health…


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