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"Does Medicare Cover Testing for COVID-19?\nMedicare issued rules applicable to testing for Covoid-19 in early 2020 that made it easier for Medicare beneficiaries to get tested and eliminated the cost of testing for Medicare beneficiaries under Medicare Part B. The CMS order eliminated the need for beneficiaries to get an order for the test from their physician. This change allowed Medicare beneficiaries access to the many community-based drive-through, pharmacy, off-site hospital system locations, and other locations, as well as get testing in nursing homes, which have proven to be a high-risk location for Medicare beneficiaries with respect to getting COVID-19.\nIn addition, Medicare also covers the Medicare Antibody test to determine if a beneficiary has been infected with COVID-19 and has developed antibodies to the COVID-19 virus.\n........"
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