“The deck is absolutely stacked against the consumer and the patient,” said Sabrina Corlette, co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University. During the Obama administration, the federal government capped the amount most insurance plans can require patients to pay. It’s not going to happen.”When the hospital bill arrived, Mason’s husband asked her what they were going to do about it. Cigna’s waivers are scheduled to end Feb. 15, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans, an industry trade group also known as AHIP. ::Natalhie Herrera, who is insured by Cigna, had a vastly different experience when it came time to pay for her COVID-19 medical care.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 08, 2021 13:02 UTC