Health insurance companies waive costs for COVID-19

health insurance companies are joining hospital systems in our area to waive some of the costs for patients with COBIT 19 our brief season joins us live now with a look at how much you can expect to pay for treatment Bree Candace it's a major announcement from Cigna tonight that it's going to cover cost sharing and co-payments for people who get sick from this pandemic at least one health group says the average inpatient cost could be as much

as 73 thousand dollars VCU and bonsecours already announced that they would not build patients for kovat 19 related care but this announcement from insurance giant Cigna helps close a major gap in coverage for our area because HCA facilities are generally the in-network provider for Cigna policyholders the health insurance industry says it is doing what it can to alleviate some of the strain on America's health care system fans have

done has put a series of actions in place to try to make it easier for the consumer to avoid healthcare whenever possible but at the same time get the health care that they need where they are and that that includes all the things that are happening just in our normal daily lives not counting the things related to kovat [Music] things like expanding access to telemedicine and allowing earlier prescription refills

now other insurance companies including Aetna and Humana are also waiving cost to patients receiving treatment for COBIT 19 nearly all insurance plans are offering to cover the cost of testing working for you Bri season CBS 6 News