Insurance Companies Covid Testing

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Insurance companies covid testing. Waiving all prior authorization requirements for covid 19 testing and related covered services. These insurers have also pledged to waive costs to patients for coronavirus testing and telemedicine visits related to covid 19 and its symptoms. That means members will pay nothing out of pocket to take care of their covid 19 related health needs. Us health insurance companies will waive copays for testing and cover the cost of treatment for the novel coronavirus said vice president mike pence during a press briefing today.

Treatment co pays and co insurance dozens of insurers including aetna cigna and humana have. Medicaid will cover the full cost of covid 19 testing for the uninsured as directed by the cares act. The federal families first coronavirus response act passed on march 18 2020 requires health insurance companies to waive cost sharing charges for fda approved covid 19 testing.