Category: Health Insurance
Washington state waives cost for COVID-19 testing
From the Office of the Insurance Commissioner OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Health and the Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) are making sure residents don’t face financial barriers to COVID-19 testing when they need it. Insurance Commissioner…
What Medicare covers related to the coronavirus
Medicare covers lab tests for coronavirus. You pay no out-of-pocket costs when your health care provider orders it. Medicare covers all necesary hospitalizations
Healthplanfinder Offers Special Enrollment in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
Uninsured individuals to be given 30 days to enroll in health insurance.
Kreidler orders Washington health insurers to waive deductibles and copays for coronavirus testing
Insurers must also allow a one-time early refill for prescriptions and Suspend any prior authorization requirement for treatment or testings of COVID-19.
Are you covered for coronavirus?
If you have a short-term limited duration health plan or participate in a health sharing ministry, you may need to check your coverage first.
Medical Groups Slam Trump Medicaid Rule
Rule would slash funding putting hospitals in peril of closing, particularly rural hospitals that already are shuttering at unprecedented rates, opponents say.
Millions of Americans Donate through Crowdfunding Sites to Help Others Pay for Medical Bills |
Approximately 50 million—or 20 percent—of American adults reported donating to a crowdfunding campaign to help raise money for a medical bill or treatment.
The Youngest Children Are Falling Out of Health Insurance
The rate of children under 6 without insurance climbed from 3.8% in 2016 to 4.3% in 2018. Washington is one of 11 states that have seen significant rise.
UW patient, doctor call for $100 cap on insulin cost
Bill would cap insulin cost to $100 a month, and establish a state insulin supply so those between jobs or who have a low-income can have access to insulin.
Health plans in Washington State must cover 12-month refills for Rx contraceptives
WA State Office of the Insurance Commissioner A state law that took effect Jan. 1, 2018, requires insurers to cover 12-month refills for prescription contraceptives, including the pill. They also must cover these prescriptions if they’re available at your doctor’s office.…
One Defensive Strategy Against Surprise Medical Bills: Set Your Own Terms
By writing in payment limits when signing hospital forms, patients might have leverage in negotiations over disputes that arise from surprise medical bills.
When your doctor is also a lobbyist: Inside the war over surprise medical bills
As surprise medical billing has emerged as a hot-button issue for voters, doctors, hospitals and insurers have been lobbying to protect their own money flows.
Surprise medical bill? In Washington state you’re protected now.
Starting this year, surprise medical billing in most situations is no longer allowed in Washington State.
Single-payer appeals to some small businesses
A growing chorus of small-business owners is calling for “Medicare for All” or some type of government-sponsored universal health plan.
A $41,212 appendectomy
Healthcare Bluebook estimates the price of the procedure ranges from $9,678 to more than $30,000– and the“fair price” it suggests for the surgery is $12,090.