Labcorp to offer home collection kits to some Medicare Advantage members

Burlington, N.C.-based Labcorp is offering Medicare Advantage-qualifying members of Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross home collection kits to manage diabetes and screen for colon cancer and kidney disease in those with diabetes, the company said Sept. 9. 

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Labcorp offers qualifying members three tests: the HbA1c test, used to diagnose diabetes and monitor blood sugar levels; the occult blood, fecal, immunoassay test, used to screen for colorectal cancer and diagnose other causes of digestive tract bleeding; and the urine albumin test, used to detect early kidney disease in people with diabetes or other risk factors.

Using at-home kits presents less risk of contracting infectious diseases like COVID-19 than going to a hospital or lab.

The tests must be ordered by a member’s physician, but are shipped to the member’s home.

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