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After verifying your identity, you may see an IRS message saying that “A condition has been identified that's preventing your access to this service.” If you see this message, please try to sign-in again later.
If you continuously receive this message, this means that you won’t be able to use the online service. Select the “view your alternatives” button on the error page to learn about alternatives for completing your transaction.
Also check How to Register for Certain Online Self-Help Tools for more help.
If you need help verifying your identity or to submit a support ticket, you can visit the ID.me IRS Help Site.
USCIS is providing immigration services to Afghan nationals and their immediate family members evacuated to the United States who require additional immigration processing after entry. Afghan nationals and their families relocated to the United States are made up of distinct groups:
Courtesy https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/information-for-afghans Please visit this page for more infromation.
Health Coverage Options for Afghan Evacuees as of November 1, 2021.
Please visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/programs/refugees/afghan-assistance-resources for latest updates.
Afghan evacuees arriving in the United States will be eligible for health insurance. Afghan evacuees can access health insurance through Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), the Health Insurance Marketplace, or Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA or other health coverage provided by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)). RMA is provided through ORR, in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) and administered in most cases by state Medicaid programs. Eligibility for each coverage program depends upon the state where an evacuee is residing and the eligibility criteria for the respective program. 1 Non-Citizen Eligibility Afghan evacuees are entering the U.S. under two main immigration categories: • Afghans with a Special Immigrant Visa (SIV): Afghans granted an SIV have worked for the U.S. mission in Afghanistan for not less than 1 year, e.g., as translators and interpreters, or are the spouse or an unmarried child under the age of 21 of such individuals. SIVs are admitted as Lawful Permanent Residents (LPRs, also known as U.S. green card holders). • Parolees: Parolees are Afghans who were evacuated for urgent humanitarian reasons and paroled on a case-by-case basis into the United States. These Afghans did not arrive with an SIV or other visa, so they were paroled rather than admitted to the United States. As parolees, they are eligible to apply for work authorization. They are eligible to apply for asylum upon arrival in the U.S. and any other immigration benefit for which they may be eligible, including in some cases adjustment to LPR status. Afghan evacuees in both immigration categories described above all may be eligible for the same health coverage options.2 • Afghans who enter the U.S. under either of these categories are eligible for Medicaid or CHIP to the same extent as refugees, without a five-year waiting period, if they meet other eligibility requirements (e.g., income) for coverage in the state, until March 31, 2023, or the term of parole granted to the evacuee, whichever is later. These Afghan parolees are considered “qualified non-citizens” for purposes of Medicaid and CHIP eligibility since they are eligible for the same benefits as refugees. See 8 U.S.C. §§ 1641(b)(3), 1613(b)(1)(A), 1612(b)(2)(A)(i).3 1 Medicaid and CHIP eligibility criteria vary from state to state. Eligibility requirements for cove
You may be eligible for cash assistance, medical assistance, employment preparation, job placement, English language training, and other services offered through the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
You may also be eligible for federal “mainstream” (non-ORR funded)
benefits, such as cash assistance through Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), health
insurance through Medicaid, and food assistance through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This document focuses
on the benefits and services funded by ORR.
Some Afghan humanitarian parolees can also receive Afghan Placement and Assistance (APA) services from local refugee resettlement
agencies. To find a local refugee resettlement agency, visit: https://
www.wrapsnet.org/rp-agency-contacts/
Source https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/programs/refugees/afghan-assistance-resources
The Internal Revenue Service has updated how users sign in and verify their identity for certain IRS online services with a mobile-friendly platform that relies on trusted third parties and provides an improved user experience. The agency encourages taxpayers to create a new account by using one of the tools listed below. This new process is part of the agency's Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) initiatives to provide more ways for taxpayers to verify their identity and access IRS tools.
The IRS is using ID.me, a trusted technology provider of identity verification and sign-in services, for taxpayers to securely access IRS tools. Anyone with an existing ID.me account from the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, or from another government agency, can sign in with their existing credentials. If they're a new user, they'll have to provide a photo of an identity document such as a driver's license, state ID or passport as part of the identity verification process. They'll also need to take a selfie with a smartphone or a computer with a webcam. Once they verify their identity, they can use their account across multiple IRS tools and at other government agencies that also use ID.me.
To verify your identity with ID.me, you’ll need to provide a photo of an identity document such as a driver’s license, state ID, or passport.
You’ll also need to take a selfie with a smartphone or a computer with a webcam. If you need help verifying your identity or to submit a support ticket, you can visit the ID.me IRS Help Site.
If you use assistive technology such as a screen reader, or have trouble taking photos, you may need assistance to complete the process. More information can be found in our accessibility guide.
If you can’t take a selfie or pass the self-service option, you’ll be directed to an ID.me Trusted Referee to verify your identity before you can access the IRS tools. Your new ID.me account will allow you to verify your identity so no one else can access your IRS online account.
I got email from USPS about my free covid test kit asking more information. Beware. In case you get a email from so called US postal service or USPS regarding issues with your covid kit, most probable it is scam. If you've provided the USPS with your email address, you will only receive your order confirmation and tracking information. Any order issues will be addressed through a service request that consumers have to fill out on their own on the Postal Service's website.
Big NO if asked about your credit card information.
The official government website for ordering free rapid tests is https://www.covidtests.gov/ (it is linked to https://special.usps.com/testkits).
For those unable to order online, you may search for other free COVID-19 testing sites at:
https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/testing/index.html
If you do not have access to the internet and need to place an order by phone:
You can call the covidtests.gov test kit order fulfillment helpline at: 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order
#4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
Order your tests now so you have them when you need them.
If you need a COVID-19 test now, please see other testing resources for free testing locations in your area.
Courtesy https://special.usps.com/testkits
The Postal Service is seeing very limited cases of addresses that are not registered as multi-unit buildings which could lead to COVID test kit ordering difficulties. This is occurring in a small percentage of orders.
In case somebody has already ordered kit from your address please contact below.
USPS recommends the following:
Filing a service request online at https://emailus.Usps.Com/s/the-postal-store-inquiry
Contacting the help desk at 1-800-ASK-USPS
Place Your Order for Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free at-home tests from USPS.com. Here’s what you need to know about your order:
No credit card needed.
Limit of one order per residential address
One order includes 4 individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
Orders will ship free starting in late January
Fill in the form with your contact and shipping information to order your tests.
Every home in the U.S. can soon order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests will be completely free—there are no shipping costs and you don’t need to enter a credit card number. Ordering begins January 19.
Every home in the U.S. can soon order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests will be completely free—there are no shipping costs and you don’t need to enter a credit card number. Ordering begins January 19.
Tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering through the U.S. Postal Service, which reports shipping times of 1-3 days for its first-class package service in the continental United States.
Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no cost, including no shipping fee, the White House announced Friday.
Update Jan 13: USPS ready to deliver COVID-19 home test kits, postmaster general says. It will still be several more weeks before these kits are available to be shipped directly to Americans who request them.
Jan 13: Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday the administration would start sending out the first of 500 million home coronavirus test kits 'soon' – but offered no specifics as the administration tries to gets the program going.
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President Joe Biden announced lin December 2021 that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home. But despite high public demand for tests, there is no information as of Jan 13, 2022.
Once the information is released link will be posted here. Please bookmark this post and check on regular basis.
We will post
1. Web Site to order free covid at home test kit.
2. The process and more details.
This is consolidated information for assistance only, Please visit indvidual web sites for accurate information.
Aetna Heathcare Insurance
Will Aetna® cover the cost of COVID-19 testing for members? (As of 11/09/2020)
Yes. In addition, Aetna is waiving member cost-sharing for diagnostic testing related to COVID-19.
Please check below more latest updates and details
https://www.aetna.com/health-care-professionals/covid-faq/patient-coverage.html
Insurance companies and health plans will be required to cover eight free over-the-counter at-home tests per covered individual per month, according to White House officials. For instance, a family of four all on the same plan would be able to get up to 32 of these tests covered by their health plan per month.
Release Date:
WASHINGTON -- FEMA has provided over $1.6 billion to more than 247,000 people to assist with COVID-19-related funeral costs for deaths occurring on or after Jan. 20, 2020.
Eligibility determinations are not driven by state/location; instead, they are based on when the applicant submits all required documentation.
“Applications” in the below chart reflect the number of individuals who called to begin the assistance process.
Courtesy https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20220103/fema-covid-19-funeral-assistance-state-state-breakdown
Full Reimbursement for COVID-19 Testing Programs. FEMA’s Public Assistance Program continues to provide federal funding to states, tribal nations, territories and localities to support COVID-19 testing. This includes testing needed to safely open and operate public facilities, including K-12 schools. 100% reimbursement is available for schools and localities to set up diagnostic and screening testing programs. This provides an important way for communities to expand upon federal surge testing sites by providing resources for state and local leaders to open and operate additional testing sites in partnership with schools.
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. announced Tuesday that funding to support all eligible COVID-19 work will continue at a 100% federal cost share through April 1, 2022.
This funding will be available to local, state, tribal or territorial governments and certain non-profit organizations for eligible costs associated with ongoing COVID-19 recovery efforts and vaccine initiatives.
Biden Administration sending 5 Million No-Cost Point-of-Care Tests Per Month to Schools. The Administration will distribute 5 million free, rapid tests to schools each month to help K-12 schools stay open and to implement and sustain screening testing and test to stay programs in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This new allocation builds on the CDC Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) program, which distributed $10 billion in resources to states to support COVID-19 testing in schools. CDC will work with states who can submit requests to receive additional tests for high-need school districts that can put these tests immediately to use. After states submit initial requests, the first shipments will be delivered later this month.
Check out for latest information https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-increases-covid-19-testing-in-schools-to-keep-students-safe-and-schools-open/
The Biden-Harris Administration has taken every step available to keep schools safely open for full-time, in-person instruction. These efforts have resulted in 96% of schools open in-person in January 2022, up from 46% of schools in January 2021. Students have sacrificed so much over the course of the pandemic, and the President has been clear in his words and his actions that his Administration will do all that it can to keep schools safely open for all students.
Please check out details at https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/01/12/fact-sheet-biden-harris-administration-increases-covid-19-testing-in-schools-to-keep-students-safe-and-schools-open/
The Biden-Harris Administration is doubling down on our commitment to keeping all schools safely open for full-time in-person learning by taking new action to increase access to COVID-19 testing in schools. Through these new initiatives, the Administration will increase the number of COVID-19 tests available to schools by 10 million per month.
The Administration for Children & Families (ACF)
he President has signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748 Visit disclaimer page (PDF)), which includes $6.3 billion in additional funding for ACF to respond to coronavirus related needs.
Courtesy and for more details visit https://www.acf.hhs.gov/coronavirus/acf-covid-19-stimulus
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Grant Opportunities and Guidance
Grants.gov • OMB Memoranda • COVID-19 Funding and Awards Data • Grants Information from across HHS
The following COVID-19 related information serves as a resource for HHS' grantee community during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Test Yourself DC is a COVID-19 At Home Testing Kit that allows you to take a COVID-19 test at home without having to wait in line at a testing site. The COVID-19 At Home Testing Kit is intended for the collection of anterior nasal swabs from individuals age 18 years and older (self-collected), 14 years and older (self-collected under adult supervision), or 2 years and older (collected with adult assistance). Test Yourself DC kits are available for pick-up at 36 locations around the city.
To encourage testing before the holidays and during winter months, MDH is offering free, at-home BinaxNOW Self Test kits.
Contact your local health department to find out where to receive a free test kit in your area, while supplies last. At-home tests are also available over-the-counter or from your healthcare provider
Governor Hogan Announces 500,000 Rapid At-Home COVID-19 Test Kits to Be Distributed Statewide
For latest and updated information coutesy https://covidlink.maryland.gov/content/testing/#hometest
Getting tested for COVID-19 is about protecting yourself and your loved ones. To help ensure everyone has access to COVID-19 testing, the NC Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with NC-based Labcorp, has launched a pilot program to provide 35,000 no-cost, at-home COVID-19 collection kits for North Carolinians who may face difficulties traveling to testing sites. If you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or think you may need to get tested, please get tested.
Residents 18 and older can request a test collection kit for themselves online or through several community partner organizations. Parents or guardians of residents under 18 can request a test collection kit for those aged 2-17.
How it Works in Four Easy Steps
Request a collection kit. Go to www.pixel.labcorp.com/nc and follow the instructions to request your at-home collection kit. Once requested, your kit will be mailed to you via FedEx Overnight shipping.
Register your kit and collect your sample. Carefully follow the instructions included in your collection kit. These instructions will tell you how to register your kit online and use the swab provided to collect your sample that will be tested.
Mail your sample back to the lab. Use the prepaid shipping envelope included in your collection kit to mail your sample back to the lab.
Check your results. Using your secure Pixel by Labcorp account you made in Step 1, check your test results. The results will typically be available 1-2 days after the sample arrives at the lab.
Courtesy NC Department of Health and Human Services. Please visit https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/ for latest updates
COVID-19: At-Home Collection Kit
The process and locations for COVID-19 testing vary from place to place. To find out how to get a no-cost test in your community,
Please visit the HHS page to find covid test site near you.
https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/testing/index.html
Please check out HHS.gov for more details.
If you have signs and symptoms of COVID-19, you and your healthcare provider might consider either an at-home test or an at-home collection kit.
See the full list of tests that have received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the FDA.
As per white house
Expanding Free At-Home Testing for Americans: Today, the President will announce new steps to ensure that Americans has access to free at-home testing. First, the more than 150 million Americans with private insurance – who now are able to get tests covered in physician offices, pharmacies, and clinics with no cost sharing – will also be able to get at-home tests reimbursed by their insurance. Second, for those not covered by private insurance, in addition to more than 20,000 federally-supported free testing sites across the U.S., at-home tests will be distributed through key community sites, such as health centers and rural clinics. The Biden Administration has taken significant steps to increase testing in the country since January. We are on track to quadruple the supply of rapid at-home tests that we had in late-Summer. Today’s actions will help Americans access the tests they need to help them stop the spread of COVID-19 to others.
Please check here for more details
President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Americans Against the Delta and Omicron Variants as We Battle COVID-19 this Winter:
This plan includes:
For more details please check https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/12/02/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-new-actions-to-protect-americans-against-the-delta-and-omicron-variants-as-we-battle-covid-19-this-winter/
