The Cost Of Being Unvaccinated Just Went Up — Most Insurers Are Passing Costs Back To Patients As Covid Hospitalizations Soar

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Of the two largest health plans in each state and Washington, D.C., nearly three-quarters are now passing out-of-pocket costs—including copays and payments towards deductibles—for Covid-19 treatment back to patients, KFF found.

The 102 providers studied represent 62% of enrollment across fully insured individual and group markets, KFF said. Almost half of the insurers studied had terminated waivers by April, roughly the time all adults in the country became eligible for a vaccine, and the majority of those still eating the costs—nearly a quarter of the the insurers studied—intend to stop by the end of the year.

Of the remainder, two plans have waivers set to expire by March 2022 and just five do not specify when waivers will expire. and most coronavirus tests are supposed to be free, Americans hospitalized with coronavirus can still be billed for care. Even with comprehensive coverage, the usual suite of deductibles, copayments and coinsurance apply, and many of those admitted to a hospital have received

 

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With effective COVID19 vaccines available and hospital admissions soaring mostly by the unvaccinated people, most insurance companies have ended waivers on out-of-pocket costs that they introduced earlier in the pandemic.

This should be publicized more...being considerate, and sentient has some benefit over those being stubborn abstinent and downright ignorant of the facts surrounding receiving covid vaccines.

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