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Old 04-18-2020, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by roscoguy View Post
Hey, I'm with ya' here! I was just responding to a question from chet2020, arising from Koapaka's post that claimed that "Government pays the costs for those patients...", implying that the Federal Government was paying the costs for ALL C-19 patients.
Yes, we're good. I just wanted to explain why the gov't needs to cover the uninsured. As an aside, some private carriers are waiving copays and/or deductibles for COVID care. You can see what each carrier is doing at that link.