Obamacare's health care protections face first true test in coronavirus crisis.
“The negotiated rate that large health insurance companies are paying to providers for someone with pneumonia with significant complications is in the ballpark of $20,000,” Cox told NBC News. “You can bet that hospitals would send a bill for probably double that for someone who’s uninsured.
Some insurers are now waiving patient cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatment. People who can’t afford their medical bills can try to negotiate the costs down with the hospital and providers or see if there are any hospital charity care programs that might help, but there are no guarantees.Besides the risk of sky-high medical bills, uninsured people also can face difficulty accessing treatment and getting the care they need to stay healthy.
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