COVID-19 Special: Who is immune and for how long?
Testing centers document each test they conduct in a list. They can claim €6 ($7.30) for each testing kit and €12 for the actual procedure from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, which is again reimbursed by the Federal Office for Social Security.
The problem is that nobody checks whether the tests have really been carried out. The authorities involved only check plausibility of the bills, so they would only notice if the number of tests a testing center wants to be reimbursed for was vastly higher than the number of testing kits they had previously ordered.
Authorities are looking into claims a company has been charging the government for hundreds of rapid COVID tests it has not carried out. Widespread free testing for the public is key to Germany's plan for reopening.
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