{"id":1813,"date":"2020-06-22T07:22:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T07:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=1813"},"modified":"2020-06-22T07:22:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T07:22:56","slug":"health-insurers-shouldnt-charge-copays-for-coronavirus-vaccine-u-s-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=1813","title":{"rendered":"Health Insurers Shouldn&#8217;t Charge Copays for Coronavirus Vaccine: U.S. Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>THURSDAY, June 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) &#8212; Health insurance companies are expected to cover <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/immunizations\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"proc\">vaccines<\/a> for the new coronavirus without charging copays, U.S. officials say.<\/p>\n<p>At a media briefing Tuesday, a senior White House officials said the government has been in discussions with insurers about covering coronavirus vaccination at no cost to patients, the <i>Associated Press<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n<p>No <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/vaccination_faqs\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"proc\">vaccines<\/a> are yet available, but potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/childhood_vaccination_schedule\/article.htm\" onclick=\"wmdTrack('embd-lnk');\" rel=\"proc\">vaccines<\/a> are in early trials.<\/p>\n<p>The insurance industry previously pledged to cover testing for the coronavirus without charging copays, the <i>AP<\/i> reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"credits\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"MedicalNews\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/images.medicinenet.com\/images\/HealthDay\/healthday.png\" style=\"border: none;\"\/><br \/>Copyright \u00a9 2019 HealthDay. 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