This morning on my FB I just read about half a dozen people dying of COVID-19 over the past couple of months, so I think it's from Delta infection. Many are from the church I grew up in that has about half of the people as deniers, but they tend to all gather for their services, so it's a particularly bad combination. Some of the people who died I knew back in college, so it's unsettling.
I wonder if anyone else in the U.S. received notification from their health insurance companies for lowered COVID-19 coverage? I suspect it's an overall trend even though mine is a least expensive marketplace insurance plan, so I have bottom-of-the-barrel health insurance (although I'm thankful that the idea is that my $7K deductible would limit my hospital bill if I had an emergency). I get two doctor visits a year with $30 copay, and my BC prescription is covered, and my asthma medication down to $25, but I had to pay $100 for blood test and labs. I appreciate what it is, but it's not a great safety net.
My letter reads "Beginning Jan 1, 2022 COVID-19 testing that is not deemed medically necessary will not be covered. This includes COVID-19 testing performed for monitoring purposes such as: employment requirements or return to workplace, education, travel or entertainment. Coverage for COVID-19 testing costs performed for these purposes will be denied and will be your responsibility. Medically necessary testing will continue to have $0 cost-share through the end of the national Public Health Emergency. Inpatient and observation treatment for COVID-19 will no longer be covered at 100%. Costs for these services will apply towards your plan's deductible, coinsurance, copays, and/or out-of-pocket costs."