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Calculated Shard: 179 (from laksa124)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa179.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://hub.jhu.edu/at-work/2022/04/14/free-at-home-covid-test-kits/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://hub.jhu.edu/at-work/2022/04/14/free-at-home-covid-test-kits/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/2022\/04\/14\/free-at-home-covid-test-kits\/","crawl_time":1775725899,"first_indexed_time":1649950379,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"edu,jhu!hub,\/at-work\/2022\/04\/14\/free-at-home-covid-test-kits\/ s443","src_root_hash":"6599457417117746179","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"How to get your free at-home COVID-19 test kits | Hub","meta_descriptions":["Here's the rundown on online ordering, retail shopping, and reimbursements"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"BENEFITS\nHere's the rundown on online ordering, retail shopping, and reimbursements\nBy\nPublished\nApr 14, 2022\nAs you may already be aware, the federal government recently launched a simple way for each household to obtain free over-the-counter, or OTC, home COVID-19 test kits. The process takes less than one minute: Go to\ncovidtests.gov\n, select Order Free Tests at Home, and enter your name and address.\nAdditionally, effective Jan. 15, JHU is covering the cost of over-the-counter COVID-19 at-home test kits for employees and their families enrolled in a JHU health plan (specifically, CareFirst, EHP, and Kaiser Permanente).\nKey details\nThere is a maximum limit of eight OTC tests per plan member (or each covered family member) per 30 days. Each test is counted separately; therefore, if kits contain two tests, then no more than four kits are covered per 30 days.\nIf you purchased an over-the-counter test and request reimbursement, note that there is a $12 limit per test.\nThe plan covers only tests intended for diagnosis or treatment (versus routine screenings for employment, school, or recreational purposes).\nYou do not need a clinical assessment by a health care provider to obtain the OTC test kits.\nIf you have a doctor's order for a COVID-19 test, the plan will continue to cover the doctor's ordered test even if you have exceeded the eight- test OTC test kit limit.\nCareFirst and EHP Plans\nTest kits are available through our pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts Inc., or ESI. You may obtain the test kits with no cost share from any in-network ESI retail pharmacy by showing your ESI member ID card at the pharmacy. If you purchased an OTC test kit and paid out-of-pocket, you may submit a\nreimbursement claim form\nand a copy of your receipt to ESI.\nYou also can order test kits directly from Express Scripts by logging on to\nexpress-scripts.com\n.\nKaiser Permanente\nKaiser Permanente will reimburse members for Federal Drug Administration–approved rapid antigen home tests. To get reimbursed for self-tests purchased on or after Jan. 15, 2022, members should go to Coverage & Costs on\nkp.org\n, sign into their account, and select \"Submit a Medical Claim.\"\nFor questions regarding OTC test kit coverage, contact Express Scripts or Kaiser Permanente.\nPossible changes\nThe above details of how free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests will be processed under JHU's health plans may change as additional information is obtained and requirements are clarified. JHU will continue to monitor any changes. Visit the\nBenefits & Worklife website\nfrequently for updates. In the case of a discrepancy between this summary and the official Plan Document(s), the Plan Document(s) will take precedence.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to main content](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/2022\/04\/14\/free-at-home-covid-test-kits\/#main)\n\n[Johns Hopkins UniversityEst. 1876 America’s First Research University](https:\/\/150.jhu.edu\/)\n\n- [Menu](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/2022\/04\/14\/free-at-home-covid-test-kits\/#footer-nav \"Menu\")\n- [Hub](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/)\n  Open Hub\n  - [About the Hub](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/about\/)\n  - [Announcements](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/announcements\/)\n  - [For Media](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/media\/)\n  - [Faculty Experts Guide](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/experts\/)\n  - [Subscribe to the newsletter](http:\/\/eepurl.com\/pa10H)\n  - ###### Explore by Topic\n  - [Arts+Culture](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/arts-culture\/)\n  - [Athletics](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/athletics\/)\n  - [Health](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/health\/)\n  - [Politics+Society](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/politics-society\/)\n  - [Science+Technology](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/science-technology\/)\n  - [Student Life](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/student-life\/)\n  - [University News](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/university-news\/)\n  - [Voices+Opinion](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/voices-opinion\/)\n- [Events](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/events\/)\n- [At Work](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/)\n  Open At Work\n  - [About Hub at Work](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/about\/)\n  - [Gazette Archive](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/gazette\/archive\/)\n  - ###### Explore by Topic\n  - [News+Info](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/news-info\/)\n  - [Benefits+Perks](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/benefits-perks\/)\n  - [Health+Well-Being](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/health-well-being\/)\n  - [Tools+Tech](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/tools-tech\/)\n  - [Happenings](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/happenings\/)\n- [Johns Hopkins Magazine](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/)\n  Open Johns Hopkins Magazine\n  - [Current Issue](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/2025\/fall\/)\n  - [About the Magazine](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/about\/)\n  - [Past Issues](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/past-issues\/)\n  - [Contact](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/contact\/)\n  - [Support Johns Hopkins Magazine](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/giving\/)\n  - [Subscribe to the Magazine](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/magazine\/subscribe\/)\n- [jhu.edu](https:\/\/www.jhu.edu\/)\n- [Search](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/search\/)\n\n[![Hub at Work](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/assets\/themes\/wphub\/src\/assets\/images\/hubmark-at-work-full.svg) ![Hub at Work](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/assets\/themes\/wphub\/src\/assets\/images\/hubmark-at-work-full-on-bg-gray.gif)](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/at-work\/)   [![Johns Hopkins University](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/assets\/themes\/wphub\/src\/assets\/images\/logos\/university-logo-small-horizontal-black-no-clear-space.svg) ![Johns Hopkins University](https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/assets\/themes\/wphub\/src\/assets\/images\/logos\/university-logo-small-horizontal-black-no-clear-space-on-bg-gray.gif)](https:\/\/www.jhu.edu\/ \"Johns Hopkins University\")\n\nBENEFITS\n\n# How to get your free at-home COVID-19 test kits\n## Here's the rundown on online ordering, retail shopping, and reimbursements\n\n![Closeup of a woman at home reading instructions for COVID-19 rapid antigen self-testing kits](https:\/\/api.hub.jhu.edu\/factory\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/landscape\/public\/covid-tests-hub.jpg)\n\nCredit: GETTY IMAGES\n\nBy HR NewsWire\n\n\/ Published\n\nApr 14, 2022\n\nAs you may already be aware, the federal government recently launched a simple way for each household to obtain free over-the-counter, or OTC, home COVID-19 test kits. The process takes less than one minute: Go to [covidtests.gov](https:\/\/covidtests.gov\/), select Order Free Tests at Home, and enter your name and address.\n\nAdditionally, effective Jan. 15, JHU is covering the cost of over-the-counter COVID-19 at-home test kits for employees and their families enrolled in a JHU health plan (specifically, CareFirst, EHP, and Kaiser Permanente).\n\n#### Key details\nThere is a maximum limit of eight OTC tests per plan member (or each covered family member) per 30 days. Each test is counted separately; therefore, if kits contain two tests, then no more than four kits are covered per 30 days.\n\nIf you purchased an over-the-counter test and request reimbursement, note that there is a \\$12 limit per test.\n\nThe plan covers only tests intended for diagnosis or treatment (versus routine screenings for employment, school, or recreational purposes).\n\nYou do not need a clinical assessment by a health care provider to obtain the OTC test kits.\n\nIf you have a doctor's order for a COVID-19 test, the plan will continue to cover the doctor's ordered test even if you have exceeded the eight- test OTC test kit limit.\n\n#### CareFirst and EHP Plans\nTest kits are available through our pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts Inc., or ESI. You may obtain the test kits with no cost share from any in-network ESI retail pharmacy by showing your ESI member ID card at the pharmacy. If you purchased an OTC test kit and paid out-of-pocket, you may submit a [reimbursement claim form](https:\/\/hr.jhu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/expressscripts_reimbursement.pdf) and a copy of your receipt to ESI.\n\nYou also can order test kits directly from Express Scripts by logging on to [express-scripts.com](https:\/\/www.express-scripts.com\/).\n\n#### Kaiser Permanente\nKaiser Permanente will reimburse members for Federal Drug Administration–approved rapid antigen home tests. To get reimbursed for self-tests purchased on or after Jan. 15, 2022, members should go to Coverage & Costs on [kp.org](https:\/\/healthy.kaiserpermanente.org\/maryland-virginia-washington-dc\/front-door), sign into their account, and select \"Submit a Medical Claim.\"\n\nFor questions regarding OTC test kit coverage, contact Express Scripts or Kaiser Permanente.\n\n#### Possible changes\nThe above details of how free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests will be processed under JHU's health plans may change as additional information is obtained and requirements are clarified. JHU will continue to monitor any changes. Visit the [Benefits & Worklife website](https:\/\/hr.jhu.edu\/benefits-worklife\/health-life\/medical\/) frequently for updates. 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Boilerpipe Text	BENEFITS Here's the rundown on online ordering, retail shopping, and reimbursements By Published Apr 14, 2022 As you may already be aware, the federal government recently launched a simple way for each household to obtain free over-the-counter, or OTC, home COVID-19 test kits. The process takes less than one minute: Go to covidtests.gov , select Order Free Tests at Home, and enter your name and address. Additionally, effective Jan. 15, JHU is covering the cost of over-the-counter COVID-19 at-home test kits for employees and their families enrolled in a JHU health plan (specifically, CareFirst, EHP, and Kaiser Permanente). Key details There is a maximum limit of eight OTC tests per plan member (or each covered family member) per 30 days. Each test is counted separately; therefore, if kits contain two tests, then no more than four kits are covered per 30 days. If you purchased an over-the-counter test and request reimbursement, note that there is a $12 limit per test. The plan covers only tests intended for diagnosis or treatment (versus routine screenings for employment, school, or recreational purposes). You do not need a clinical assessment by a health care provider to obtain the OTC test kits. If you have a doctor's order for a COVID-19 test, the plan will continue to cover the doctor's ordered test even if you have exceeded the eight- test OTC test kit limit. CareFirst and EHP Plans Test kits are available through our pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts Inc., or ESI. You may obtain the test kits with no cost share from any in-network ESI retail pharmacy by showing your ESI member ID card at the pharmacy. If you purchased an OTC test kit and paid out-of-pocket, you may submit a reimbursement claim form and a copy of your receipt to ESI. You also can order test kits directly from Express Scripts by logging on to express-scripts.com . Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente will reimburse members for Federal Drug Administration–approved rapid antigen home tests. To get reimbursed for self-tests purchased on or after Jan. 15, 2022, members should go to Coverage & Costs on kp.org , sign into their account, and select "Submit a Medical Claim." For questions regarding OTC test kit coverage, contact Express Scripts or Kaiser Permanente. Possible changes The above details of how free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests will be processed under JHU's health plans may change as additional information is obtained and requirements are clarified. JHU will continue to monitor any changes. Visit the Benefits & Worklife website frequently for updates. In the case of a discrepancy between this summary and the official Plan Document(s), the Plan Document(s) will take precedence.
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If you have a doctor's order for a COVID-19 test, the plan will continue to cover the doctor's ordered test even if you have exceeded the eight- test OTC test kit limit. #### CareFirst and EHP Plans Test kits are available through our pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts Inc., or ESI. You may obtain the test kits with no cost share from any in-network ESI retail pharmacy by showing your ESI member ID card at the pharmacy. If you purchased an OTC test kit and paid out-of-pocket, you may submit a [reimbursement claim form](https://hr.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/expressscripts_reimbursement.pdf) and a copy of your receipt to ESI. You also can order test kits directly from Express Scripts by logging on to [express-scripts.com](https://www.express-scripts.com/). #### Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente will reimburse members for Federal Drug Administration–approved rapid antigen home tests. 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Readable Markdown	BENEFITS ## Here's the rundown on online ordering, retail shopping, and reimbursements By Published Apr 14, 2022 As you may already be aware, the federal government recently launched a simple way for each household to obtain free over-the-counter, or OTC, home COVID-19 test kits. The process takes less than one minute: Go to [covidtests.gov](https://covidtests.gov/), select Order Free Tests at Home, and enter your name and address. Additionally, effective Jan. 15, JHU is covering the cost of over-the-counter COVID-19 at-home test kits for employees and their families enrolled in a JHU health plan (specifically, CareFirst, EHP, and Kaiser Permanente). #### Key details There is a maximum limit of eight OTC tests per plan member (or each covered family member) per 30 days. Each test is counted separately; therefore, if kits contain two tests, then no more than four kits are covered per 30 days. If you purchased an over-the-counter test and request reimbursement, note that there is a \$12 limit per test. The plan covers only tests intended for diagnosis or treatment (versus routine screenings for employment, school, or recreational purposes). You do not need a clinical assessment by a health care provider to obtain the OTC test kits. If you have a doctor's order for a COVID-19 test, the plan will continue to cover the doctor's ordered test even if you have exceeded the eight- test OTC test kit limit. #### CareFirst and EHP Plans Test kits are available through our pharmacy benefits manager, Express Scripts Inc., or ESI. You may obtain the test kits with no cost share from any in-network ESI retail pharmacy by showing your ESI member ID card at the pharmacy. If you purchased an OTC test kit and paid out-of-pocket, you may submit a [reimbursement claim form](https://hr.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/expressscripts_reimbursement.pdf) and a copy of your receipt to ESI. You also can order test kits directly from Express Scripts by logging on to [express-scripts.com](https://www.express-scripts.com/). #### Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente will reimburse members for Federal Drug Administration–approved rapid antigen home tests. To get reimbursed for self-tests purchased on or after Jan. 15, 2022, members should go to Coverage & Costs on [kp.org](https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/maryland-virginia-washington-dc/front-door), sign into their account, and select "Submit a Medical Claim." For questions regarding OTC test kit coverage, contact Express Scripts or Kaiser Permanente. #### Possible changes The above details of how free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests will be processed under JHU's health plans may change as additional information is obtained and requirements are clarified. JHU will continue to monitor any changes. Visit the [Benefits & Worklife website](https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/health-life/medical/) frequently for updates. In the case of a discrepancy between this summary and the official Plan Document(s), the Plan Document(s) will take precedence.
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