Symptoms reported in patients with COVID-19 include mild to severe fever, cough, difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Symptoms may occur 2-14 days after exposure to COVID-19. For the latest information about COVID-19, please visit the CDC website.
Limit your exposure to others and call your doctor, pharmacist or urgent care. If you need help finding a health care provider, call us at the number on the back of your Asuris member ID card and we can help connect you.
Molecular and antigen tests to diagnose COVID-19 and testing for antibodies are covered if they’re ordered by a provider or pharmacist and are part of appropriate medical care. Tests must be performed at a CLIA-certified lab or the test manufacturer must have FDA Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to be covered. Tests are covered at no cost to members. This includes the office visit for molecular and antigen testing.
We’ve created a go-to guide with answers to common questions and links to trusted information sources to help you stay safe and informed as the testing landscape changes.
Yes. Asuris will cover antigen and molecular diagnostic tests and antibody tests at no cost to members if they’re ordered by the member’s provider or pharmacist and are part of appropriate medical care. The associated office visit for antigen and molecular diagnostic tests is also covered at no cost to members.
Just as we don’t cover drug tests for employment purposes, we don’t cover COVID-19 testing for public health tracking, employment, surveillance, or extracurricular activities, such as travel, school, sports or summer camps.
Doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers can order tests. Tests can be performed at a medical facility or a pharmacy.
In December 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is provided emergency use authorization for national distribution of the first COVID-19 vaccine.
Vaccines will be distributed based on priorities established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and each state. Residents and employees of long-term care facilities and health care workers are expected to be vaccinated first.
Visit Washington state’s health care department website for information on prioritization and distribution in your community. Or you may contact your doctor or pharmacist with questions about when and how you may receive the vaccine. When it becomes available to you, the COVID-19 vaccine and administration will be covered with no out-of-pocket costs to Asuris members. Visit our vaccines page for more information.
Some specific treatments for COVID-19 have been approved or granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Treatment for COVID-19 is patient specific and directed by the attending provider.
In-patient treatment for COVID-19 by in-network providers is covered with no member cost-share through March 31, 2021.
The best protection for you, your loved ones and the general public is to get the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available. In the meantime, the best way to prevent illness is to avoid exposure. Everyday preventive actions can help prevent the spread of all respiratory diseases. These actions include:
- Wearing a face mask when you’re in public or when you’re with people outside your household and can’t maintain a six-foot distance from them.
- Avoiding crowds, especially indoors.
- Washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after blowing your nose or coughing.
- If soap and water are not readily available, using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Always wash your hands with soap and water if your hands are visibly dirty.
- Staying home when you’re sick.
- Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.
- Avoiding touching your eyes, nose and mouth.
- Covering your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throwing the tissue in the trash.
The CDC has the most relevant and up-to-date resources for people who think they may have been exposed to COVID-19.
We rely on these sources and suggest you do, too: