Congratulations! You Get to Pay For the Feds' Continued Fear Mongering
“When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice;
when the wicked rule, the people groan.” Proverbs 29:2
The Federal Department of Health and Human Services issued a dense press release yesterday about the Feds strong arming health insurance companies to pay for free, at-home Covid tests.
Beginning January 15, 2022, individuals with private health insurance coverage or covered by a group health plan who purchase an over-the-counter COVID-19 diagnostic test authorized, cleared, or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be able to have those test costs covered by their plan or insurance. Insurance companies and health plans are required to cover 8 free over-the-counter at-home tests per covered individual per month.
If you’ve been following the corrupt, ruling class’ messaging on Covid, you have no doubt noticed a pivot in their messaging: finally acknowledging the “with” vs “for” distinction, “we’re going to have to start living with Covid”, etc.
This messaging is part of the Feds’ pivot away from the Zero Covid narrative. They don’t want to actually admit they are wrong and want to keep the Covid gravy train going as long as they can, but they need to start delicately changing the subject.
Thus, the Feds just mandate that private companies do their bidding to make testing free. More testing, more “cases”, more hysterical panic reporting from the usual fear mongers. When popular opinion finally and decisively shifts against Covidstan, their coterie of corporate media hacks will blame health insurance companies (always a favorite progressive stalking horse) for continuing to make free tests available and unnecessarily burden the people with undue anxieties. But, in the end, you will be bankrolling it all with higher health insurance premiums.