BOISE, Idaho – Albertsons Cos. announced Monday that customers with Medicare Part B coverage, including those enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, will now be able to get free COVID-19 rapid tests at the company’s more than 1,700 pharmacies. Eligible individuals can get up to eight over-the-counter tests each month, without an appointment, through the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.

 “We’re committed to making COVID-19 testing easier in the many neighborhoods we serve,” said Omer Gajial, Albertsons Cos. EVP of Pharmacy and Health. “Access to free Covid testing for Medicare customers removes yet another barrier for millions of Americans.”

Eligible individuals can find the nearest Albertsons Cos. pharmacies at www.albertsons.com/COVID-19. Visit Medicare.gov/medicare-coronavirus for more information on Medicare services related to COVID-19.

The CDC calls COVID-19 vaccination one of the most efficient tools to help prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death and recommends all eligible Americans receive the vaccine. To date, Albertsons Cos. pharmacists have administered more than 12 million COVID-19 vaccines through the company’s more than 1,700 pharmacies nationwide including those in Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, and Carrs stores.