According to the federal stimulus package known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, passed by Congress in March, all comprehensive health insurance companies must cover 100% of coronavirus testing and treatment, including the new but controversial antibody tests which experts have said is not always accurate.
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AS WE WORK TOGETHER TOREBOUND FROM THE IMPACT OF TCORONAVIRUS.TONIGHT, A BUYER BEWARE ABOUTCOVID-19 AND OUT-OF-POCKETCOSTS!
CONTACT 5 INVESTIGATORKATIE LAGRONE DISCOVERS WHYYOU SHOULD THINK TWICE IFYOUTESTS OR TREATMENTS RELATEDTHE VIRU<< EVENT PLANNER PENNYZARCADOOLAS IS CONVINCED BACKIN FEBRUARY&SHE HAD COVID-19.1:13- I HAD THIS PERSISTENCECOUGH FOR FIVE WEEKS AND THENTHEY GAVE ME ALL SORT OFMEDICATION- IT WASNLAST MONTH WHEN HER DOCTOROFFICE STARTED OFFERINGANTIBODY TESTING&SHE SIGNEDUP.
BUT WAS CHARGED $75 FOR ATELEHEALTH SCREENING ANDANOTHER $150 FOR THE TES&ALL, SHE SAYS, OUT OF POCKET.3:48- WHAT DID YOU THINK OFTHE CHARGES?
:52- I THOUGHTTHEY WERE EXPENSIVE, TURNS OUTIT SHOULDNDIME.
ACCORDING TO THE FEDERALCARES ACTPACKAGE CREATED TO HELP ALL OFUS PAY FOR THE VIRUS AND IFALLOUTINSURANCE COMPANIES MUST COVER100% OF CORONAVIRUSTESTING&AND TREATMENTINCLUDING HOSPITALIZATION ANDTHE NEW BUT CONTROVERSIALANTIBODY TESTS.
KATIE :55- SOPUT SIMPLY NOBODY SHOULD BEPAYING OUT OF POCKET FANYTHING RELATED TO COVID 19?BOB YES, FOR THE MOST PART.BOB MCKNIGHT IS A TAMPA-BASEDINSURANCE BROKER :40- THEYSAYING YES, WE WILL COVER YOUANYTHING WITH COVID, WEWAIVE DEDUCTIBLES, WECOPAYMENTS, EVEN TELEMEDICINVISITS SHOULD OCCUR AT NO COTO PATIENTS&AS LONG AS ITSCOVID-RELATED& AS FOR THEUNINSUREDADDITIONAL DOLLARS IS HELPINGTO COVER THEIR COSTS&.BUT WHATHAPPENS WHEN THE MONEY RUNSOUT?
6:05- THATQUESTION, THATBIG UNKNOWNS THAT WE DONKNOW ALL OF THIS&NO GUARANTEESOME CONSUMERS STILL WONSURPRISE BILLS 4:08- ITHERE WILL BE ISSUES THERE OHTHAT WAS COVID BUT IT WASNCODED THE RIGHT WAY.
THINGSLIKE THAT 4:15 MCKNIGHADVISES CONSUMERS TO REVIEWEXPLANATION OF BENEFITSBREAKS DOWN MEDICAL COSTS&ANYPROBLEMS-- GET ON THE PHONEWITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANAND TALK TO A SUPERVISOR.5:26- THIS IS NEW NOT ONLY FORUS BUT FOR THE INSURANCECOMPANIES SO IA LEARNING CURVE.
AS FORPENNYREIMBURSED FOR THE OUT OFPOCKET EXPENSES SHE WASCHARGED FOR THAT ANTIBODYTEST& BUT THEREYET FOR THE TEST&SHETAKEN TWICE&ONLY TO GET TWODIFFERENT RESULTS.
15:42- NOWTHAT I HAVE A NEGATIVEANTIBODY TEST I DONTHAT ONE IS WRONG OR THE FIRSTONE IS WRONG.
SO NOW I HAVE TODO IT AGAIN?
(COVER WITHVIDEO?) 10:17- I THINK ITCRAZY.
ITKL TAGNO RESTRICTIONS ON REPEATTESTERSMULTIPLE TIMES, IT SHOULD ALLBE COVERED AT NO COST TO YOU.KATIE LAGRONE WPTV NC 5