The average cost of a single at-home rapid COVID test is about $12 in the U.S., more than twice the cost of a test in France and more than three times as much as in India.
The big picture: Places like Canada and the U.K. make tests available for free.
- However, health insurers in the U.S. will be required to reimburse costs for up to eight over-the-counter tests per covered person per month over-the-counter COVID tests starting this Saturday.