The Impact of Ending the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.

The Covid-19 public health emergency in the US is ending on Thursday, which means Americans may have to start paying for Covid-19 testing and treatment that they've grown used to being free during the pandemic. Health insurers will continue to cover tests ordered by a medical provider, but many policyholders will now face deductibles and copays as part of that coverage. Americans will also have to start paying for pharmaceutical treatments for Covid-19, including remdesivir, but treatment doses purchased by the federal government are available to everyone at no charge as long as supplies last. Vaccines will continue to be free for most people thanks to the Affordable Care Act and other laws enacted by Congress.