Letter: Insurers should waive cost-sharing for patients for coronavirus testing and care
By The Hon. Donna Christensen, on May 4, 2020
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This letter to the editor originally appeared in The Fayetteville Observer.
In the middle of a public health crisis, we must ensure everyone is able to access treatment. That is why I was glad to hear that some health insurers are putting policies in place to help North Carolinians during the COVID-19 outbreak. But with more than 900 insurance companies offering health coverage, more must be done.
COVID-19 is dramatically impacting families across the country. To that end, Consumers for Quality Care (CQC) recently sent a letter to America’s Health Insurance Plans, the national association for health care insurers, urging all insurers to waive patient cost-sharing for medical costs related to coronavirus testing and treatment.
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