Some Insurers Waive Patients' Share Of Costs For COVID-19 Treatment
Aetna, Cigna and Humana now say they will waive most treatment costs associated with COVID-19 that would normally be picked up by patients enrolled in their health plans. Will other firms follow suit?
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
Mar 30, 2020
3 minutes
Three major health insurance providers have now pledged to shield patients from high medical bills if they need treatment for COVID-19. Insurers Cigna and Humana announced Monday that they would waive consumer costs associated with COVID-19 treatment. Last week, CVS Health announced a more limited change — that Aetna would waive costs to patients for hospital admissions related to the coronavirus.
These announcements are a "big deal" says Sabrina Corlette, co-director of the Center. "That's — for most families — a lot more cash than they have sitting in their bank account," she says. "So that's really scary."
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