Ya i was talking about his country, if it was free the lottery thing is insane since people would just keep going for test
US Free?
If you have insurance, the insurance will be billed. they will pay. there is no out of pocket, but its not free.
It will cost your plan, for which you pay for. Thankfully this additional cost will be offset by lower service utilization during the lockdown and since.
Medicare, Medicaid, VA will be paying the cost. (paid for by taxpayers $$)
If you are uninsured it will be paid by the federal program, unless you want a rapid test then you have to come up with the $$
CVS offers rapid test for "free" but you have to have a referral and meet many requirements
On top of just the test there is the lab fee which is upwards of 100+ dollars, thankfully almost all insurance companies are paying out of YOUR benefits 100%.