“Eligible adults can now receive free at-home rapid tests, telehealth sessions and at-home treatments for both Covid and influenza through a newly expanded federal government program,” Youri Benadjaoud writes for ABC News. “Initially launched as a pilot program in select areas, the Home Test to Treat program from the National Institutes of Health is now available nationwide at test2treat.org. Any adult with a current positive test for Covid or flu can enroll to receive free telehealth care and, if prescribed, medication delivered to their home. Follow-up care is also possible through the treatment process. ‘If something comes up and [patients] want to have a follow up, they can return for a second telemedicine visit,” said Andrew Weitz, Ph.D., NIH lead for the Home Test to Treat program. ‘We actually haven’t seen this happen at all yet,’ he added.” Youri Benadjaoud, “Free at-home testing and treatments now available for COVID and flu through federal program,” ABC News.
