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Daniel Loepp: We want our members to get the care they need."
Update, 12:25 p.m. Thursday: Blue Cross annnounced a program to let qualified individuals to continue individual health coverage or transition from group coverage to an individual plan and potentially qualify for federal subsidies to lower premiums.
For details, call (877) 610-2583 or online at www.bcbsm.com/myblue.
BCBSM also launched a program for small businesses that may be forced by economic conditions to drop health insurance or lay off employees. The program is available to small employers and their insurance agents at (866) 582-5052 and via email at smallgroupCOVID19@bcbsm.com.
Original article, Wednesday:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network will waive copays, deductibles and coinsurance for COVID-19 testing and treatment through June, the company announced Wednesday.
The coverage applies to commercial PPO, Medicare Advantage PPO and HMO plans.
The Detroit-based health insurer joins Cigna and Humana, the country's two largest health insurers, which also skip fees now.
“In these incredibly difficult times, if our members contract COVID-19, Blue Cross will stand behind them all the way,” Blue Cross President and CEO, Daniel J. Loepp said in a statement. “We want our members to get the care they need to treat COVID-19 successfully, without worrying about the cost.”
The company said it will waive cost for treatment through June 30, 2020.
