New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said April 2 that consumers and businesses won't have to pay their health insurance premiums if they're experiencing financial hardship because of COVID-19.
Compensation Issues
In an email to 160,000 employees, Ascension's CEO said the St. Louis-based hospital system will protect their pay if they're temporarily assigned to different jobs or unable to work for reasons linked to COVID-19.
New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian will give a $1,250 bonus to employees who have worked in or supported the COVID-19 front lines, according to the health system.
Humana is expediting its claim review processes and suspending more prior authorization requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
One of the largest medical staffing companies in the U.S. will cut pay and retirement benefits for its physicians, nurses and administrative staff, according to ProPublica.
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Here are 23 insurers waiving cost-sharing for treatment related to COVID-19 as of April 9, 8:21 a.m. CDT:
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare CEO Sam Hazen is donating 100 percent of his pay for two months to a fund that provides financial support to the company's employees.
UPMC said it is protecting pay of its 89,000 employees through May 9 as it fights the coronavirus pandemic.
Humana and Cigna joined Aetna in waiving cost-sharing for treatment related to COVID-19, the health insurers said March 30.
Emergency room physicians affiliated with Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center were told that their quarterly bonus pay will be withheld, according to The Boston Globe.