Covid hospital bills…the average COVID-19 hospitalization costs about $40,000/$156,000

Research shows that the average COVID-19 hospitalization costs about $40,000, while a longer stay that includes time in the intensive care unit or air ambulance transfer can cost many times more.

A recent Kaiser Family Foundation study found that 72% of large health plans are no longer making COVID-19 treatment free for patients.

Americans’ COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
Sept. 3, 2021

www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210903/americans-covid-medical-bills-are-set-to-rise

The days of full covid coverage are over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and co-pays, leaving patients with big bills.

September 18, 2021
www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/18/covid-hospital-bills-insurance-deductible/

PolitiFact: COVID Hospital Cost Averages $17k Per Patient
Representative Pramila Jayapal, D-Seattle, posted online, “the average hospital stay for a case of COVID-19 costs about $17,064. The vaccine is free.”

********Doctors and medical professionals have said all year that the vaccine or monoclonal antibody treatments are way cheaper than a visit to the emergency room.*****

Published September 7, 2021
www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/politifact-covid-hospital-cost-averages-17k-per-patient/2545739/

‘Vaccine is free, hospitalization is not’: Central Florida doctor talks cost of COVID-19 care

“an average COVID hospitalization with complications costs roughly $156,000 for someone with insurance with a basic COVID hospital stay costing about $29,000.”
Jul 27, 2021
www.wesh.com/article/central-florida-doctor-cost-of-covid-19-care/37148292

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