In an otherwise uncertain time, here are four ways to take charge of your healthcare even as you may feel like you're waiting for another shoe to drop.
, few have committed to waiving cost-sharing for treatment.
If you do get sick and need to visit the emergency room or to be hospitalized, you will likely have to pay your share of costs. Many health plans are also relaxing rules for remote telehealth visits and to refill prescriptions. But your health plan costs will likely still apply if you do need care; it's best to know what those costs are ahead of time.It may seem wrong to talk about costs when you're sick during a national emergency, but you may as well. Ask what the services you're getting will cost. Ask if you can get any help paying for care.
That said, if you're really sick, you may not have options. COVID-19 symptoms can be severe, and you may need intensive treatment that doesn't allow time to ask questions. A CDC analysis showsDo not avoid potentially life-saving treatment because you're afraid of the costs. Get what you need and sort out the costs later. You can try to negotiate down the bills, seek assistance from public agencies or from the hospital itself.
Doctors and health care workers are urgently calling for a federal response to personal protective equipment shortages. Sign on to their. Follow the thread and if you're crafty, help make supplies. If in your early shopping rush you happened to snag a box of masks or gloves, come clean and deliver those to your local hospital or health center. They desperately need the supplies more than you do right now.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Starbucks Is Giving Free Coffee To First Responders And Health Care Workers During The Coronavirus OutbreakThis includes police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, and nurses.
Baca lebih lajut »
‘The virus doesn’t care if you’re a Democrat or Republican:’ global health expert“The virus doesn’t care if you’re a Democrat or Republican. The virus is going to run rampant.” Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute, responds to President Trump saying he wants the country to 'open back up' by Easter.
Baca lebih lajut »
Pence thanks Apple for donating 9 million N95 face masks to health-care workersVice President Mike Pence said Tuesday that Apple Inc. has donated 9 million N95 face masks to health-care workers amid the coronavirus crisis. Apple CEO Tim Cook had tweeted Saturday that the company would donate "millions of masks for health professionals in the US and Europe." Pence made his comments during a White House press briefing late Tuesday, thanking Apple and other companies, such as Ford Motor Co. , 3M and McDonald's Corp. for the "level of generosity" they are showing to the American people. Apple is the latest tech company to come to the aid of overwhelmed health-care workers. Facebook Inc. earlier donated its stockpile of 720,000 face masks, and Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk acquired 1,200 ventilators from China and is sending them to U.S. hospitals. Apple and Facebook apparently had the face-mask stockpile for employees following years of serious wildfires in California.
Baca lebih lajut »
Homebound But Not Helpless: Local Crafters Sew Masks To Support Health Care WorkersCrafters across the country have launched a movement to help fill medical supply gaps, sewing specially-designed, washable cloth masks for use over N95s or as an alternative to disposable surgical masks. (wamu885)
Baca lebih lajut »
Hertz to Offer Free Rental Vehicles to Help Health-Care WorkersHertz—awash in idle rental cars as the travel industry grinds to a halt—is offering free rental vehicles to help health-care workers get to their jobs
Baca lebih lajut »
See people around the world cheer for health care workers - CNN VideoPeople around the world are going out on their balconies or opening their windows to cheer for the healthcare workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic, in an effort inspired by a Twitter campaign
Baca lebih lajut »