levib2 Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Found out today that if I check for travel only on Covid test, Walgreen will bill my insurance company $100 for test. United Healthcare will not pay for it. However, if you check anything else on the form, it will be paid by the CARES Act so they do not bill the insurance company. CVS said the same thing, but would even charge more if for travel only is checked. Has anyone come across this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 This is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 It doesn't matter, the CARES act will pay for travel testing. Check "for travel" and tell the testing site you have no insurance to file. Eggbert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggbert Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 I live in Canada but am a U.S. citizen. Three times I have crossed the border into New York and each time I have gotten a free COVID test from CVS that is needed to return to Canada. I do not have insurance in the U.S. and have marked "travel" as the reason for my testing each time. 7 minutes ago, TXcruzer said: It doesn't matter, the CARES act will pay for travel testing. Check "for travel" and tell the testing site you have no insurance to file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKMCruising Posted December 1, 2021 Report Share Posted December 1, 2021 Oddly enough, my insurance actually sent me a check after we got tested for our trip... but I never got a bill from the testing place. So I actually got *paid* to take my test, unless I finally get a bill. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowBrickRoad Posted December 2, 2021 Report Share Posted December 2, 2021 We just did ours in Walgreens to enter Canada.. Checked travel and no insurance and it was free. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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