Lack of Medicare coverage for at-home coronavirus tests sparks outcry

“Don’t only make it available to those with commercial insurance. It’s prejudicial,” said Astrid Homan, who lives in Imperial, Mo., about 40 minutes south of St. Louis. Single and 62, Homan has been on Medicare for nine years because of disabilities. She has narcolepsy, a neurological disorder involving sleep, and another nerve disorder that causes pain in her right leg, making it difficult to stand.