Why should anyone have to pay anything for a coronavirus test? That makes no sense! [View all]

There's dispute over when medical insurance should pay for a coronavirus test.

Why should anyone have to pay anything for a coronavirus test? Why should their medical insurance have to pay for it?

The test does nothing for the person receiving it. If that person is infected then they'll get sick and need medical care, but there's really nothing that can be done in advance for those who test positive aside from measures meant to protect others from becoming infected, such as isolation.

It's society as a whole that benefits from testing. The results determine when isolation of infected persons is needed and they help determine when area lock-downs and other measures should be enacted in an attempt to contain the spread, so why should the only person who receives no personal benefit from the test be the one responsible for paying for it? That makes no sense.