As labs scramble to come up with a coronavirus detection assay and CMS creates a billing and coding regimen, Congress is working to ensure that private payors provide coverage of SARS-CoV-2 testing. On March 6, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill requiring insurers to cover all testing without passing costs on to patients….
Reimbursement: Congress Calls on Insurers to Cover Coronavirus Testing without Charging Patients
As labs scramble to come up with a coronavirus detection assay and CMS creates a billing and coding regimen, Congress is working to ensure that private payors provide coverage of SARS-CoV-2 testing. On March 6, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill requiring insurers to cover all testing without passing costs on to patients. […]
