Blue Cross and Blue Shield to waive COVID-19 out-of-pocket costs for insured Texans
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, the state’s largest health insurer, is waiving out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment for its six million members.
The insurer said Friday that the waiver applies to deductibles, copayments and coinsurance for treatment received from April 1 to May 31 at in-network facilities or for out-of-network emergencies.
The policy applies to all Health Care Service Corp. group, individual and family plans, and Medicare (excluding Part D plans), Medicare Supplement and Medicaid members. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas said it will work with self-funded employer groups that decide to offer the same waivers.
“This is an extraordinary time that requires extraordinary measures to meet our members and communities’ health care needs in Texas,” Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas president Dan McCoy said in a statement.
Read more: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/2020/04/03/blue-cross-and-blue-shield-to-waive-covid-19-out-of-pocket-costs-for-insured-texans/
