From the Pages of Orlando Weekly: President Trump announced major insurers Humana and Cigna will waive copays during the coronavirus pandemic
• Doctor visits without health insurance are expensive. Doctor visits with health insurance are pretty expensive too, especially if you fear you may have COVID-19. The story of a Miami man’s flu test went, sorry to say it, viral in February. After a work trip to China and feeling ill, he went to a doctor “in an abundance of caution” and left with a bill for more than $3,200 (and a diagnosis of simple flu). On Tuesday, President Trump announced major insurers Humana and Cigna will waive copays during the coronavirus pandemic. Many wonder why it took COVID-19 for health insurance companies to promote medical visits by removing copays. Well, it could have to do with insurance companies being profit-driven enterprises …
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