1. Hospital Inpatient Charges of COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests Ranged from $10 to $1390.
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Zare, Hossein, Bai, Ge, Albrecht, Corey, Choe, Joshua L., and Anderson, Gerard F.
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REVERSE transcriptase polymerase chain reaction , *SARS-CoV-2 , *COVID-19 , *NONPROFIT organizations , *PUBLIC hospitals , *HOSPITAL charges , *COVID-19 testing , *POLYMERASE chain reaction , *MEDICARE - Abstract
The article presents the direct financial burden of COVID-19 testing on patients is largely removed by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and most insurers to eliminate cost sharing to hospitals for testing patients. Topics include the hospitals also are prohibited by the Department of Health and Human Services from balance billing patients, and the high hospital charges can lead to high payment by private insurance plans.
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- 2021
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