Re:COVID-19 Tests Don’t Cost Over $3,000
by jnmandal on Thursday March 05, 2020 @08:30AM
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Its really far too late for that. They are trying in NY (they made it free) but you can't undo decades of societal conditioning so fast. Not to mention we probably needed to get ahead of this three weeks ago since the incubation period is so long. Folks w/ symptoms have been for sure avoiding testing over the last couple weeks.
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> They are trying in NY (they made it free) but you can't undo decades of societal conditioning so fast.
I consider myself fairly well informed on these topics and I don't believe it, either (though I'm not in NY). I believe that certain regulators and governments intend for it to be free, but I don't believe it will be that easy when the provider billing and insurance systems get involved.
We'll see, the governor has ordered insurers to waive all costs (https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/485622-new-york-insure...), and actually California just did the same.
Maybe tax payers will end up paying in the end though, either through civil courts or some kind of backward-effective legislation.