CEO SUMMARY: Under new federal laws, health insurers are required to pay for testing for the novel coronavirus without cost-sharing, prior authorization, or medical management limits, but insurers are questioning these COVID-19 lab test bills and denying many of the claims, a healthcare attorney said. Payers are challenging the medical necessity of COVID-19 tests, such as for patients needing surgery and […]
Health Insurers Push Back On COVID-19 Test Claims
Lawyer says payers are finding multiple ways to question claims from labs for coronavirus tests
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXVII No. 9 - June 22, 2020 Issue
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