1st what is the coronavirus?
Coronavirus is a type of virus that causes a respiratory infection in the lungs and airways. It is part of the same family as the virus, which includes the common cold.
2nd What are the symptoms?
Symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath, which can be mild to severe—appearing 2-14 days after infection.
3rd How does the virus Spread?
Experts think the virus is spreading through person to person contact—a cough, sneeze or kissing. With COVID -19 being a new “disease,” experts around the globe are racing to learn more.
4th Prevention
The best way to prevent infection is to avoid exposure to the virus. Here is a link to the https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Wash Hands for 20 seconds, after going to the bathroom, before you eat, after a cough, sneeze, & blowing your nose.
How Health Insurance benefits could work
The insurance companies should cover Individuals if they get diagnosed with COVIDD-19. This treatment will most likely go towards your deductible and out of pocket max. There is the chance the government/state could mandate treatment covered at no cost to the member.
How much will the COVID-19 test cost?
There are a lot of rumors floating around that a test could cost $3,000+. These rumors could be based on emergency rooms testing for 22 upper respiratory pathogens. It’s been reported that the CDC isn’t charging patients to tested according to American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), which is a health insurance trade association.
COVID -19 Impact on Mediation Supply Change:
One serious impact of the COVID-19 virus is a disruption to medication being produced in China. Many of our drugs are manufactured in China. It is possible the importation of these drugs could be delayed. The health insurance company you are insured with or the pharmacy benefit manager will contact you if there is a shortage of medicine that you are currently treated with. They will make a recommendation of other medications in the same therapeutic category that can treat you.
Medications to treat COVID-19
Currently, there are no prescriptions or vaccinations that are approved to treat the virus. Experts are working on developing treatment plans along with vaccines.
Health Insurance companies in the event of Pandemic:
Right now, each insurance company is reviewing and amending its plan to supporting operations in the case of Pandemic from COVID-19. Companies are already starting to halt travel and initiate work from home operations. Attention to making sure critical business processes are met to meeting customer’s needs.
