24 April 2020
HealthDay Reports: White House Announces Payment Plan for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients
Doctors can submit bills for these patients directly to the government and be paid at Medicare rates.
White House Announces Payment Plan for Uninsured COVID-19 Patients
THURSDAY, April 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- A plan to begin paying hospitals and doctors who treat uninsured COVID-19 patients was announced by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday.
Azar said hospitals and doctors would submit their bills for these patients directly to the government and be paid at Medicare rates, the Associated Press reported.
Azar did not say what the plan will cost but is confident it will fit within the $100 billion approved by Congress to provide relief for the nation's health care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.