Insurers will cover your coronavirus test, but the diagnostic has to be available first
Cigna, for example, said Thursday it “waive all co-pays or cost-shares to help fight the rapid spread of the virus in the U.S. and for its globally mobile customers.”
The health insurer efforts received the endorsement of the Trump administration, which said the moves would help reduce “barriers to access such as prior-authorization and cost-sharing for these services.” Though there isn’t yet a test for the virus strain, Cigna said it is covering “the medical test similar to a preventive benefit for fully-insured plans, thereby waiving co-pays, coinsurance or deductibles for customers.”
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