Many insurers offering virtual-first plans hire outside firms to provide medical staff, who may hold licenses in several states and not be located nearby.
The unvaccinated face a bigger threat of hospitalization if they get COVID, and if that happens, they're certain to have big health care bills despite insurance coverage.
Aug 4, 2021
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Stephanie Salazar-Rodriguez is paying about $10,000 a year for premiums and is afraid she will have to run up her credit card or have to find extra work to afford it.Rachel Woolf for Kaiser Health News
Therapists are riding a regulatory roller coaster at a time when Americans are struggling with trauma over the pandemic’s rising illnesses, deaths and financial stress. Some critics warn that the United States is on the verge of a mental health crisis.