Letter: Insurers should waive cost-sharing for patients for coronavirus testing and care

By The Hon. Donna Christensen, on May 4, 2020

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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