The Rebound Green Country: COVID-19 Medical Bills

The Rebound Green Country: COVID-19 Medical Bills

TESTED FOR COVID, SUDDENLYENDING UP WITH BILLS...BILLS THE U.S. GOVERNMENTPROMISED AMERICANS THEYWOULDN'T GET.

AS PART OF THEREBOUND-GREEN COUNTRY TWOWORKS FOR YOU'S KAREN LARSENHAS A CLOSER LOOK AT WHYSOME INSURANCE COMPANIESAREN'T DOING WHAT'S RIGHT.LONG BEFORE AN EPIDEMICSWEPT ACROSS THE GLOBE, ANNADAVIS ABELWAS ALREADY SPENDING HERDAYS TRYING NOT TO GET SICK.SHE IS 25 YEARS OLD AND HASBEEN LIVING WITH A CHRONICILLNESS FOR MOST OF HERLIFE.: The way everyone feelsright now is the way italways feels to live with achronic illnessIT WAS EARLY MARCH AFTERRETURNING HOME FROM A TRIPWHEN ANNA STARTED FEELINGSICK.

EVEN AFTER TAKING ATERRIFYING TRIP TO THEDOCTOR ANNA WAS TOLD THEREWERE NO TESTS IN THE STATEOF WEST VIRGINIA WHERE SHELIVES.

AND THE SYMPTOMS ONLYGOT WORSE.I was going from being supersweaty, to cold.

I developeda cough on the third orfourth day Initially she wasdiagnosed with the flu .WHEN THAT DIDN'T GET BETTER..

ANNA WAS GIVEN A COVIDTEST.

A TEST THAT UNDERFEDERAL GUIDELINES WASSUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BYHER INSURANCE COMPANY.IMAGINE HER SURPRISE WHEN ABILL FOR $536.46 SHOWED UP.: I think it shows at theend of the day it's ahealthcare industry that isnot first about health"SO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?THE CARES ACT MANDATES COVIDTESTS BE COVERED BYINSURANCE COMPANIES.

BUT ASAMERICANS ARE FINDING OUT,THERE ARE LOOPHOLES.

MANYTIMES THE TESTS AREN'TBILLED CORRECTLY.

OR INANNA'S CASE, SHE WAS TESTEDBEFORE THE LAW WENT INTOEFFECT.Most people when they get amedical bill, they'refrustrated, they're angryand don't know what to doanything about it, andthat's what insurancecompanies are relying on."COVID 19 billing and medicaldebt is going to be anightmare Craig Anticois the CoFounder of RIPMedical Debt.

His concern isthat many of us will justassume COVID tests werecovered.

And then monthslater end up with a bill.People aren't going to feelthe pressure of paying thesebills until almost a yearfrom nowAs for Anna, after callingher insurance companymultiple times they forgavethe charges.As the discourse moves pastthe fears we had, there'sgonna be less pressure onthe insurance companies tobe held accountable." KARENLARSEN TWO WORKS FOR YOU.HERE'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IFYOU THINK YOU'VE BEENCHARGEDINCORRECTLY.DON'T IGNORE OR LET YOURSELFFORGET ABOUT THE CHARGE.

ASKFOR AN ITEMIZED COPY OF YOURBILL SO YOU CAN SEE ANDEVALUATE EACH CHARGEINDIVIDUALLY.

YOU MIGHT SPOTMORE ERRORS.

THEN TRY TOGET SOMEONE FROM YOURINSURANCE COMPANY ON THEPHONE TO RESOLVE THEPROBLEM.

AS A LAST RESORT...CONSIDER FILING A COMPLAINTWITH THE STATE INSURANCECOMMISSION.