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Walmart, Kroger Raise At-Home COVID Test Price After White House Agreement Expires

The companies agreed in September to sell the test kits 'at cost' for three months

File Photo: Abbott’s BinaxNOW at-home COVID-19 rapid test kits are seen on display in Orlando, Florida.

Walmart and Kroger raised the price of Abbott's at-home COVID-19 test kit after an agreement with the White House to sell the tests at a reduced price expired, the companies said Tuesday.

The BinaxNOW kits, one of the first at-home tests to be authorized by the federal government, were listed on Walmart's website Tuesday for $19.88, up from $14 last month. 

The tests were listed by Kroger for $23.99.

President Joe Biden announced the agreement with Walmart, Amazon and Kroger in September, saying that it was a part of his administration’s plan to ramp up testing and “better detect and control” the coronavirus variant that then posed the greatest danger — delta. 

The three-month agreement to sell the tests “at cost” expired last month, just as the new omicron variant began quickly advancing across the United States. 

Read the full story at NBCNews.com.

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