The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new over-the-counter COVID-19 antigen test—the Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test from ACON Laboratories—to increase consumer access to testing during the pandemic. The Flowflex test comes with swabs, a chemical solution, and a testing strip, and it provides results in as little as 15 minutes. Since March 2020, the FDA has authorized more than 400 COVID-19 tests and sample collection devices. However, this authorization is s

Learning about Medicare can feel like looking into a bowl of alphabet soup. But to get the coverage that’s best for you, it’s important to know your choices. And that starts with understanding Medicare’s basic parts - Part A, Part B, Part C, and more. Here’s a quick and simple review of the parts of Medicare and what each cover. Part A covers in-patient hospital visits and skilled nursing facilities. Part B is for medical coverage. This means everything from doctor visits, cl